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Aeronautical Experience Requirements

• 40 hours total flight time
  
• 20 hours of dual training to include:
  
• 3 hours of dual cross-country flight training
  
• 3 hours of dual night flight training
  
• One night dual cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance
  
• 3 hours of flight training on the control and maneuvering of an airplane solely by reference to instruments, including straight and level flight, constant airspeed climbs and descents, turns to a heading, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, radio communications and the use of navigation systems/facilities and radar services appropriate to instrument flight;
  
• 3 hours of flight training in preparation for the practical test, which must have been performed within 60 days preceding the date of the test
  
• 10 night takeoffs and 10 night landings to a full stop with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern at an airport.
  
• 10 hours of solo flight to include:
  
• At least 5 hours of solo cross-country flight
  
• One solo cross-country flight of at least 150 nautical miles total distance, with full-stop 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 solo 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.