Private Pilot Training


Orient Flight School Cessna Skyhawk

Private Pilot Certificate
While achieving this certificate, you receive instruction about the basic operations of an airplane. We integrate the ground training with the flight training, and you are in the cockpit from day one getting hands-on practical experience. Ground training covers diverse topics such as airport operations, radio procedures, weather and navigation.

Your first milestone is to fly the airplane solo. During your solo flight training, you learn maneuvers such as emergency procedures, takeoffs and landings and how to operate safely around the airport environment. After solo flight training, you move onto more advanced lessons such as night and cross-country flying.

During the final stage of training, you sharpen and polish your skills in preparation for the FAA’s practical flight examination (check ride) conducted by an FAA-designated examiner. Upon successful completion of the check ride, you are issued a Private Pilot Certificate.

The FAA minimum hourly requirement for Part 141 Private Pilot Certificate is 30 hours of ground training and 35 hours of flight training, although the average completion time is 50-60 flight hours. We will not compromise your safety to guarantee a minimum number of hours towards your certificate.

Here’s a preview of what you will learn…

Aeronautical Knowledge
At least 35 hours of ground training to include:
  • Federal Aviation Regulations for private pilot privileges
  • Reading and understanding aeronautical charts for VFR use
  • Standard radio communication procedures
  • Recognition of critical weather situations from the ground and in flight, and use of aeronautical weather reports and forecasts
  • Safe and efficient operation of aircraft, including collision avoidance, and recognition and avoidance of wake turbulence
  • Effects of density altitude on takeoff and climb performance
  • Weight and balance calculations
  • Principles of aerodynamics and aircraft systems
  • Stall awareness, avoidance and recovery techniques
  • Aeronautical decision making and judgment
  • Flight planning to include fuel, weather and navigation requirements

    • Flight Training
    The fun part - at least 35 hours (usually closer to 55-65 or more) of flight training to include:
  • 20 hours of flight training from a certificated flight instructor in approved areas of operation to include:
    • - Preflight procedures
    - Airport operations
    - Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds
    - Navigation.
    - Slow flight and stalls
    - Basic instrument maneuvers
    - Emergency operations
    - Night operations
    - Post flight procedures

  • 3 hours of cross-country flight training in a single-engine airplane
  • 3 hours of night flight training in a single-engine airplane that includes:
    • - Once cross-country flight of more than 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 hours instrument training in a single-engine airplane.
  • 3 hours of flight training in a single-engine airplane in preparation for the practical test within 60 days preceding the date of the test.

    • Solo Flight Training
    The really fun part! - 5 hours (again, usually 7-10 or more) of solo flight training in a single-engine airplane on the following areas of operation:
    - Preflight procedures
    - Airport operations
    - Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds
    - Navigation
    - Slow flight and stalls
    - Postflight procedures

  • One solo cross-country flight of at least 100 nautical miles with landings at a minimum of three points, and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations.
  • Three Takeoffs and three landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower.
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