A person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane category and single-engine class rating must log at least 250 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:

100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in airplanes

100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes:

at least 50 hours in airplanes,

and 50 hours in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes

20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in §61.127(b)(1)

10 hours of solo flight in a single-engine airplane on the areas of operation listed in §61.127(b)(1)

For the complete requirements see CFR 14, § 61, Subpart F—Commercial Pilots

Note:

These hours are the minimum amount of training in each area as required for a Commercial Pilot Certificate by the FAA.

based on minimum training times of 15 hours in an Arrow III, the total cost of training is as follows: