Task A. Pilot Qualifications

Question 1

What are requirements to become a Commercial Pilot?

Answer 1

FAR 61.123

1. Age
   
   • Be at least 18 years old.
2. Language
   
   • Be able to read, speak, write, and understand English.

Medical Certification
- Obtain at least a second-class medical certificate.

Flight Experience
1. Total Flight Time
- Accumulate a minimum of 250 hours of total flight time, which includes:
- 100 hours in powered aircraft, 50 of which must be in airplanes.
- 100 hours of pilot-in-command time, which includes at least:
- 50 hours in airplanes.
- 50 hours of cross-country flight, 10 of which must be in airplanes.

2. Night Flying
   
   • 10 hours of flight training at night, which includes:
     
     • A cross-country flight over 100 nautical miles total distance.
     • 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport.
3. Instrument Training
   
   • 10 hours of instrument training using a view-limiting device, including:
     
     • 5 hours of instrument training in a single-engine airplane.
4. Complex or TAA Training
   
   • 10 hours of training in a complex airplane, turbine-powered airplane, or Technically Advanced Airplane (TAA).
5. Solo and Cross-Country
   
   • One cross-country flight of at least 300 nautical miles with landings at three points, one of which is at least 250 nautical miles from the original departure point.
   • 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings at an airport with an operating control tower.