The Training Involved in getting your private pilot license in most cases will take two to 3 months. You can do an accelerated training course that you can complete in as little as 3 weeks or so. Not being prepared could cause a set back in your Private Pilot Training.
The first thing you need to know is there are two parts to your Private Pilot Training. There are aeronautical knowledge( Ground Instruction) and an Aeronautical Experience
( Flight Instruction) portions of each phase of your flight training.
There are three phases to your private pilot training that you will need to understand. Each one of these phases has both the aeronautical knowledge and aeronautical experience requirements you will need to understand. Understanding the process before you start your pilot training, will help you be successfull in achieving your dream of learning to fly an airplane.
The first part of your Private Pilot Training is the pre solo phase. This phase you will learn to basics of flying an airplane. For most students this phase will be the most difficult since you have been in the habit of driving a car for most of your life. Once you are through this phase, you will have confidence in yourself and you will be able to conduct solo flights limited by your flight instructor.
The pre solo phase of your private pilot license will also have an aeronautical requirement that you will have to meet also. A pre solo written exam is also a requirement. The focus of this pre solo exam will focus on the airspace and aircraft you have been training in and will be written by your flight instructor.
The next part of your Private Pilot License Training is the post solo or cross country phase. This phase of your private pilot training, you will focus on different types of landings, night flying and instrument flight. Most of this phase of your flight training will be solo flights, you will need this time to meet the private pilot requirements.
This part of your training does not have any specific requirements for aeronautical knowledge, however you should have your private pilot written test completed before you get into the flight test preparation phase of your Pilot Training.
The final phase of your pilot training will be the flight test preparation phase. The Practical Test Standards is the ouline for the private pilot test, this will be your focus in this phase of your pilot training.
The Private Pilot written test will need to be completed before you are eligible to take the test. This test will have 60 multiple choice questions on all of the subject areas that the FAA require in the Federal Aviation Regulations.
The Private Pilot Practical Test Standards is the FAA’s outline for your practical test. Broken down into Tasks and Areas of Operation, this will be a guide for you that is published by the Federal Aviation Administration. When conducting your flight test, the designated pilot examiner will use these standards as an outline.
Once you have completed your Private Pilot Practical test, your Private Pilot License will be good for the rest of your life. Understanding the private pilot process before you start flying is one of the best things you can do.
Good luck on your Pilot Training
Hope to see You in the Sky
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Airfreddy's Private Pilot License Handbook
