ATP
The minimum age required to be issued an unrestricted FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate under 61.153.
23 years old
The exact number of passengers a student pilot is legally permitted to carry on an aircraft.
0
To carry passengers as PIC, or fly under IFR, a pilot must complete a flight review or IPC within this many calendar months.
24 Calander months
The minimum age required to be eligible for a Commercial Pilot Certificate under 61.123.
what is 18 years old
Under 61.303, a person seeking to exercise sport pilot privileges in a light-sport aircraft (other than a glider or balloon) may use this document instead of an FAA medical certificate, provided their most recent medical application was not denied or revoked. Look at table.
A valid U.S. driver's License
The minimum total flight time in hours required for an unrestricted airplane category ATP certificate.
1,500 hours
The minimum age required to apply for a student pilot certificate for the operation of a airplane, rotorcraft, or airship
16 years old
To remain current to act as PIC under IFR without an IPC, a pilot must log 6 instrument approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting/tracking courses within this timeframe.
6 months
The minimum total aeronautical experience required in hours to obtain a Commercial Pilot Certificate for airplanes.
250 hours
Under 61.313(a), an applicant for a sport pilot certificate with an airplane category rating must log at least this minimum total number of flight hours.
20 hours
This mandatory training program, abbreviated CTP, must be completed prior to taking the ATP multiengine knowledge test.
To read, speak, write, and understand this language is a mandatory eligibility requirement for a student pilot certificate.
English
To be eligible for an FAA pilot certificate, an applicant must be able to read, speak, write, and understand this language.
English
To carry passengers, a PIC must have made at least 3 takeoffs and 3 landings within the preceding this many days. 61.57(a)(1)
90 days
Under 61.101(a)(1), a recreational pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying more than this number of passengers.
One PASSANGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
The class of FAA medical certificate an ATP must hold to exercise pilot-in-command privileges for a scheduled airline.
A First-Class Medical
Unlike the student pilot certificate itself, which does not expire, this accompanying document required for solo flight must be valid and comes in three distinct classes.
medical certificate
Under 61.13(d)(2), unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, a person whose airman certificate has been revoked must wait this long before applying for any new certificate, rating, or authorization.
1 year (or 12 months)
Under 61.123(c), an applicant for a commercial pilot certificate must hold at least this grade of pilot certificate before applying.
Private Pilot Certificate
Under 61.101(c)(1), without receiving the required training and instructor endorsements for cross-country flights, a recreational pilot is restricted from flying beyond this distance in nautical miles from the departure airport.
50 Nautical MILESS
Under FAR/AIM 61.160(b), an applicant who holds a bachelor's degree with an aviation major from an approved institution and has earned 60 semester credit hours in aviation coursework may qualify for an ATP certificate with this reduced minimum total flight time.
1000 hours
Student pilots cannot fly for this economic purpose, nor can they carry property for hire.
compensation or hire
The total minimum flight time (in hours) required to earn a Commercial Pilot Certificate. 61.129(a)
250 Hours
Under 61.129(a)(3)(i), the required commercial flight training must include at least this many hours of instrument training using a view-limiting device.
10 hours
Under 61.315(c)(11), a sport pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft at an altitude of more than 2,000 feet AGL or this maximum altitude MSL, whichever is higher.
10,000 feet MSL