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To be eligible for a commercial rotorcraft pilot certificate, you must:
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
- Hold at least a private pilot certificate.
- Meet the aeronautical experience requirements of this section that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.
- Pass the knowledge test.
- Pass the practical test.
The minimum requirements for the Commercial Helicopter certificate:
If you are applying for a commercial pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating, you must log at least 115 * hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least: *(Part 141 Only)
30 hours of training on the areas of operation as listed for this rating that includes at least
• 5 hours of instrument training in a helicopter or helicopter
simulator,
• 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 a helicopter in
night VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance
of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure
10 hours of solo flight in a helicopter on the areas of operation
as listed for this rating, 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,
and
• 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10
landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern).
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Robinson R-22 Commercial Pilot Initial-FAR 141 |
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Per Hour |
Total |
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(Must hold Private Pilot) |
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25 Hrs. Flight Instruction |
$300/Hr |
$7,500.00 |
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75 Hrs. Solo Flight Time |
$260/Hr |
$19,500.00 |
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35 Hrs Ground Instruction |
$40/Hr |
$1,400.00 |
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Commercial Written Exam |
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$100 |
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FAA Examiner's Fee |
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$400 |
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5 hrs Instrument** Flight Instruction |
$350/Hr |
$1,750.00 |
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TOTAL |
$30,650.00 |
** Instrument instruction can be used toward the Instrument Rating.
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Robinson R-22 Commercial Pilot Add-On- FAR 61 |
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(100 hrspowered aircraft logged) |
Per Hour |
Total |
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5 hrs Instrument Flight Instruction |
$350.00/Hr |
$1,750.00 |
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20 Hrs. Flight Instruction |
$300/Hr |
$6,000.00 |
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25 Hrs. Solo Flight Time |
$260/Hr |
$6,500.00 |
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20 Hrs Ground Instruction |
$40/Hr |
$800.00 |
| Aircraft Rental Agreement | $400.00 | $400.00 |
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FAA Examiner's Fee |
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$400.00 |
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TOTAL |
$15,850.00 |
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