Rainbow Air Flight Academy

The Runway For Your Aviation Career

The private pilot certificate is a lifetime accomplishment which qualifies you to fly an airplane (single-engine, less than 200 hp, up to 12,500 pounds) with or without passengers, day or night, in good weather. This certificate never expires, providing you complete a flight review every 24 months — a two hour review of your knowledge and skills with the flight instructor of your choice. You must be at least 17 years old and possess a current FAA medical certificate.

The lab, based on two or three sessions per week, takes about six months.

· Minimum 35 hours (hrs.) total flight time

· 20 hrs. of dual flight time (with an instructor)

· 3 hrs. of cross-country flight training

· 3 hrs. at night with 10 takeoffs and landings

· 100 nautical mile (nm.) night cross-country flight

· 3 hrs. of instrument training

· 3 hrs. preparing for the FAA checkride

· 10 hrs. of solo flight time (without an instructor)

· 5 hrs. of cross-country flying

· 150 nm. cross-country flight

Private Pilot Lab

· Presolo

· Solo (an experience you'll never forget)

· Advanced maneuvers and cross-country flying

· Solo cross-country flight

· Instrument and night flying

· 150 nm. cross-country flight

· Review for the FAA written test

· Review for the FAA checkride