To earn your Private Pilot certificate, you must have at least 35 hours of total flight time (Part 141) or 40 hours of total flight time (Part 61), which must include:

20 Hours of dual flight time with an instructor

3 Hours of simulated instrument time in an aircraft (hood)

3 Hours of dual cross country

3 Hours in the preceding 60 days with an instructor before the checkride

3 Hours of night flight, including:

A cross country greater than 100nm total distance

10 takeoffs and landings to a full stop

10 hours of solo flight time, including:

5 Hours of solo cross country

1 solo cross country of at least 150 nautical miles total distance with 3 full stop landings

3 takeoffs and landings to a full stop at a towered airport

Additional Training: The experience requirements provided above are derived from FAA regulations and may not represent the actual amount of training required to achieve the specified rating. The timeline and prices quoted below are based on minimum hours. Additional training will be billed at an hourly rate and could extend the graduation date.

Prerequisites: All Monarch Sky courses and pricing assume that students meet the FAA prescribed experience prerequisites. If students wish, Monarch Sky can provide Time Building in order to meet all prerequisites.