Basic Pilot Course
Maybe you’ve been flying with a relative for years, but don’t have the logbook hours to show for it. Or maybe you’ve logged thousands of hours on a computer based simulator, but no time in an actual aircraft. If you’ve learned about aviation through osmosis and now you need some formal training, the Basic Pilot Course is for you! Maximum Performance Flight Training has designed this course for the pilot who is starting with some substantial aviation knowledge, but nothing official to put in your logbook. We’ll satisfy the hourly requirements and give you the education you need to enjoy your hobby safely and legally.
To become a licensed pilot, you need to be able to “prove” your education; you need to have it recorded in a logbook and endorsed (signed off) by a Certificated Flight Instructor. You need:
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40 hours of total flight time, 20 of which has to be with an instructor – we call this Dual Instruction or simply Dual
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3 hours of Cross-Country Dual. To be considered cross-country time, you need to have flown over 50 Nautical Miles (NM) from the airport where you started and made a landing.
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3 hours of Instrument Training, or Hood Time. This is time that you are flying the airplane only by using your instruments and gauges – not by looking outside
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3 hours of Night Training.
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5 hours of Solo Cross-Country. See #2 and #5. Solo is when you’re the only person in the plane.
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5 hours of other Solo Flight.
These are just the numbers – being a pilot is more than just having the time. You will need to be able to fly maneuvers, follow procedures, take-off and land…what we refer to as “the Fun Stuff”!
Next Step … ?
~Start compiling any and all information you’ve been given – try to contact pilots you’ve flown with and see if anything can go in a logbook
~Contact Us today for a Free Logbook Evaluation
