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"...no
boundaries!!"
Have you ever dreamed
of being a Pilot?
Then allow us at Coastal Aviation help you to achieve
your dream.
Here at Coastal Aviation, our
flight training program is conducted according to the Federal Aviation Administration's
(FAA) Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), under part 61.102; Subpart E -
Private Pilots. Under part 61 we, at
Coastal Aviation, are able to provide cost-efficient training at a fraction
of what you would pay by attending a University's aviation program.
We currently are operating four
Cessna 172 SP (C-172SP) Skyhawk Aircraft, which has the capability to carry
four adults. Three aircraft are
based out of Mount Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Field, and one aircraft is based
out of Charleston Executive Airport (John's Island).
The Cessna 172 SP comes equipped
with a 180HP engine, a complete avionics package for flight into instrument
conditions (as required by the FAA's FAR), a color GPS, an autopilot, and a
fuel capacity to make it to Orlando, FL (from Charleston, SC) without
stopping for fuel.
So what is required, by
the FAA, for someone to become a Pilot?
§ 61.103 Eligibility requirements: General.
To be eligible for a private pilot certificate, a person must:
(a) Be at least 17 years of age for a rating in other than a glider or
balloon.
(b) Be at least 16 years of age for a rating in a glider or balloon.
(c) Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language. If
the applicant is unable to meet one of these requirements due to medical
reasons, then the Administrator may place such operating limitations on
that applicant's pilot certificate as are necessary for the safe operation
of the aircraft.
(d) Receive a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor who:
(1) Conducted the training or reviewed the person's home study on the
aeronautical knowledge areas listed in §61.105(b) of this part that apply
to the aircraft rating sought; and
(2) Certified that the person is prepared for the required knowledge test.
(e) Pass the required knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas
listed in §61.105(b) of this part.
(f) Receive flight training and a logbook endorsement from an authorized
instructor who:
(1) Conducted the training in the areas of operation listed in §61.107(b)
of this part that apply to the aircraft rating sought; and
(2) Certified that the person is prepared for the required practical test.
(g) Meet the aeronautical experience requirements of this part that apply
to the aircraft rating sought before applying for the practical test.
(h) Pass a practical test on the areas of operation listed in §61.107(b) of
this part that apply to the aircraft rating sought.
(i) Comply with the appropriate sections of this part that apply to the
aircraft category and class rating sought.
(j) Hold a U.S. student pilot certificate, sport pilot certificate, or
recreational pilot certificate.
§ 61.105 Aeronautical knowledge.
(a) General. A person who is applying for a private pilot certificate must
receive and log ground training from an authorized instructor or complete a
home-study course on the aeronautical knowledge areas of paragraph (b) of
this section that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.
(b) Aeronautical knowledge areas.
(1) Applicable Federal Aviation Regulations of this chapter that relate to
private pilot privileges, limitations, and flight operations;
(2) Accident reporting requirements of the National Transportation Safety
Board;
(3) Use of the applicable portions of the “Aeronautical Information Manual”
and FAA advisory circulars;
(4) Use of aeronautical charts for VFR navigation using pilotage, dead
reckoning, and navigation systems;
(5) Radio communication procedures;
(6) Recognition of critical weather situations from the ground and in
flight, windshear avoidance, and the procurement and use of aeronautical
weather reports and forecasts;
(7) Safe and efficient operation of aircraft, including collision
avoidance, and recognition and avoidance of wake turbulence;
(8) Effects of density altitude on takeoff and climb performance;
(9) Weight and balance computations;
(10) Principles of aerodynamics, powerplants, and aircraft systems;
(11) Stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery techniques for
the airplane and glider category ratings;
(12) Aeronautical decision making and judgment; and
(13) Preflight action that includes—
(i) How to obtain information on runway lengths at airports of intended
use, data on takeoff and landing distances, weather reports and forecasts,
and fuel requirements; and
(ii) How to plan for alternatives if the planned flight cannot be completed
or delays are encountered.
§ 61.107 Flight proficiency.
(a) General. A person who applies for a private pilot certificate must
receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor on
the areas of operation of this section that apply to the aircraft category
and class rating sought.
(b) Areas of operation.
(1) For an airplane category rating with a single-engine class rating:
(i) Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport and seaplane base operations;
(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;
(v) Performance maneuvers;
(vi) Ground reference maneuvers;
(vii) Navigation;
(viii) Slow flight and stalls;
(ix) Basic instrument maneuvers;
(x) Emergency operations;
(xi) Night operations, except as provided in §61.110 of this part; and
(xii) Postflight procedures.
§ 61.109 Aeronautical experience.
(a) For an airplane single-engine rating. Except as provided in paragraph
(k) of this section, a person who applies for a private pilot certificate
with an airplane category and single-engine class rating must log at least
40 hours of flight time that includes at least 20 hours of flight training
from an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the
areas of operation listed in §61.107(b)(1) of this part, and the training
must include at least—
(1) 3 hours of cross-country flight training in a single-engine airplane;
(2) Except as provided in §61.110 of this part, 3 hours of night flight
training in a single-engine airplane that includes—
(i) One cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance; and
(ii) 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing
involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport.
(3) 3 hours of flight training in a single-engine airplane 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;
(4) 3 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor in a
single-engine airplane in preparation for the practical test, which must
have been performed within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month
of the test; and
(5) 10 hours of solo flight time in a single-engine airplane, consisting of
at least—
(i) 5 hours of solo cross-country time;
(ii) One solo cross country flight of 150 nautical miles total distance,
with full-stop landings at three points, and one segment of the flight
consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles
between the takeoff and landing locations; and
(iii) Three 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.
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