Private Pilot Requirements
Part 61.103 through 61.117
Flight experience required to become a private pilot
40 hours of flight time to include:
Of those 40 hours, a minimum of 20 must be with an instructor, and a minimum of 10 hours must be solo
3 hours of cross country time
3 hours of night time which include:
--One night cross-country over 100nm total distance
--10 takeoffs, and 10 landings to a full stop
3 hours simulated instrument time
3 hours within 60 days of the checkride for preparation
of the 10 solo hours, 5 must be cross country
of the 5 solo cross-country hours, one must be 150nm total distance, with landings at 3+ airports, and one segment of the flight must be 50+nm between airports
3 solo takeoffs and landings to a full stop at a towered airport
