Enrollment Prerequisites           

• At least 18 years of age.

• FAA second-class medical certificate.

• Read, speak, write and understand English.

• Private Pilot Certificate - Helicopter.

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A person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating must log at least 150 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:

 

 • 100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in helicopters.

 

 • 100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least:

         -35 hours in helicopters.

         -10 hours in cross-country flight.

         -20 hours of training on areas of operation listed in the flight proficiency requirements that includes at least:

                   •10 hours of instrument training in an aircraft.

                  

                   •One cross-country flight of at least 2 hours in a helicopter in day VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure.

                  

                    •One cross-country flight of at least 2 hours in night VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure.

                  

                    •3 hours of flight training in preparation for the practical test in a helicopter, which must have been performed within 60 days preceding the date of the test (check ride).

 

 • 10 hours of solo flight time in a helicopter which includes at least.

          -One cross-country flight with landings at a minimum of three points, with one segment consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure.

          -hours of night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern).

 

 

ADDITIONAL RATING
(For FAA Commercial-airplane rated pilots)

 

Enrollment Prerequisites

• Already possesses fixed-wing commercial license.

• FAA second-class medical certificate.

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