Good news for the commercial pilot and flight instructor applicants. The FAA has changed its requirement such that an applicant is no longer required to furnish a complex aircraft for practical tests for each of those licenses/ratings. That should lower the training costs and simplify the checkrides for those pilots. The applicant is still required to have 10 hours of training in a complex aircraft.
Private Pilot Requirements
The FAA requires a minimum of 40 hours total time to complete a license. The hours are broken down by dual (with an instructor) and solo and include night, instrument and crosscountry training. The national average is between 60 and 70 hours and depends largely on individual aptitude, personal time and resource commitment. The student must pass a presolo test, an overall aeronautical knowledge test and a final checkride (oral and flight test). The knowledge for the knowledge test may be obtained through home study, DVDs, online courses or a formal ground school. Listed to the right is a rough estimate of costs associated with learning to fly.
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Estimate of Costs
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Cessna 150
Our smaller primary training aircraft is the 2-seat 1976 Cessna 150M. It is a single engine, fixed gear aircraft that cruises about 100 miles per hour. It is powered by a 100 horsepower Continental horizontally opposed, air-cooled engine and has a fixed pitch propeller. This hardworking aircraft has provided training for hundreds of pilots. Download the Cessna 150M POH. It is a smaller plane more suitable for people less than 200 lbs and 6' 0" tall
Cessna 172
An excellent choice for an instrument trainer or for primary training is our 1976 Cessna 172M model. A 4-seat, well-equipped airplane, it has a powerful 180 horsepower, carbureted, air-cooled Lycoming O-360-A4M engine with a JPI engine monitor and a fixed pitch propeller. For IFR training it sports a healthy avionics package including a Garmin 430W Nav/Com/GPS, Garmin SL-30 Nav/Com, ADS-B transponder with traffic, and an S-TEC 30 autopilot.
An excellent choice for an instrument trainer or for primary training is our 1976 Cessna 172M model. A 4-seat, well-equipped airplane, it has a powerful 180 horsepower, carbureted, air-cooled Lycoming O-360-A4M engine with a JPI engine monitor and a fixed pitch propeller. For IFR training it sports a healthy avionics package including a Garmin 430W Nav/Com/GPS, Garmin SL-30 Nav/Com, ADS-B transponder with traffic, and an S-TEC 30 autopilot.
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Piper Twin Comanche
Our multiengine aircraft is a 1967 Piper Twin Comanche B. It has 4 seats and accommodations for a 5th and 6th seat. It is powered by a pair of Lycoming IO-320, fuel injected, 160 horsepower engines with constant speed full-feathering Hartzell propellers. It is equipped with a Garmin 430W approach-approved GPS, Piper's Altimatic III autopilot, JPI engine monitors and ADS-B in and out for traffic and weather access in the cockpit.. Download the Twin Comanche B POH. |
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There are also many more airplanes available if you wish to join one (or both) of the local flying clubs at Pearland Regional Airport. Be sure and visit these clubs at www.bayareaaeroclub.org and www.coastalskies.com.
Elite Desktop Simulator
We also use the Elite Desktop Simulator with the Pro Panel II that is FAA-Approved for logging up to 2.5 hours toward your Private Pilot License and up to 10 hours toward your Instrument rating. Instrument pilots may also use the simulator as a lower cost alternative to the airplane to maintain their proficiency in flying instrument approaches and holding procedures. The simulator is equipped with Garmin avionics (430W, 530W, and 650/750 touchscreens as well as a glass panel)
High-definition graphics and touchscreen capability enhance the simulator experience.
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