Private Pilot
What skills and requirements are needed to learn to fly? A large dash of common sense and the willingness to defy gravity in a heavier than air flying machine is a good start. From there we can follow the FAA’s established grocery list of certification requirements.
The certification requirements for the private pilot certificate are found in the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) available through most flight schools, pilot shops and pilot supply catalogs. Within this hefty book, certification has a section all its own with the charming title Part 61 Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors. Part 61 also includes the privileges and limitations of each certificate or rating.
A private pilot certificate is like a driver’s license. It allows you to fly anywhere in the United States and even outside the United States when you comply with regulations of the foreign country where the aircraft is operated. You can carry any number of passengers, and you can share certain operating expenses with your passengers.
Although, there are currency and medical requirements to make sure you stay proficient and healthy, only a few other factors affect when and where you can fly. Once you earn your certificate, you are free to wander around in the skies below 18,000 feet above sea level to your heart’s content.
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