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Decidewhat you want to fly. FAA's rules for getting a pilot's license (certificate) differ depending on the type of aircraft you fly. You can choose among airplanes, gyroplanes, helicopters, gliders, balloons, or airships. If you are interested in flying ultralight vehicles, you don't need a pilot's license.

You should also think about what type of flying you want to do. There are several different types of pilot's licenses, from student pilot all the way up to airline transport pilot. The information below describes the eligibility, training, experience, and testing requirements for Student Pilots, Recreational Pilots and Private Pilots.

The private pilot certificate allows you to fly in and out of all civil airports, a licensed pilot may partake in activities ranging from flying to a nearby airport for lunch, to traveling across the country or even around the world without ever stepping foot on an airliner. A private pilot can take friends and family for rides, practice maneuvers, or become involved in many of the wonderful programs that introduce people to flying.

No, you may not act as pilot-in-command of an airplane for compensation or hire, nor an aircraft carrying passengers or property for compensation or hire. However, you may act as PIC of an aircraft and receive pro rata share, or an equal portion, of the operating expenses (fuel, oil, airport expenditures, and rental fees only) from others onboard the aircraft, as long as you do not pay less than the pro rata share.

With a private pilot certificate, you can act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft towing a glider, fly for charity, non-profit, or community events, or assist in search and location operations and be reimbursed for fuel, oil, airport expenses, and rental fees.

An aircraft salesman who also holds a private pilot certificate and has at least 200 hours may act as pilot-in-command while demonstrating an aircraft to a customer. Also, you may even act as a test pilot (with certain limitations).

The amount of time required to earn a private pilot certificate varies and largely depends on weather, availability, finances, and how often a student is available to fly. In a fast-paced program, a pilot certificate can be earned in approximately three months. For other students who are only able to fly once in a while a pilot certificate could take a couple years.

In order to receive a private pilot certificate, all candidates will be evaluated by an FAA examiner during a practical test consisting of an oral portion and a flight portion. An instructor will need to provide training to the candidate and ensure the student meets all aeronautical experience requirements prior to applying for the practical test. Prior to the practical test, students must also complete a written knowledge exam. All candidates must be at least 17 years of age on the date of the practical test to be eligible. In addition, they must be able to read, speak, write, and understand English.

According to federal regulations, you must meet the following aeronautical flight experience requirements to earn a private pilot license. At a minimum, private pilot candidates qualified for the practical test will have logged 40 hours of flight time that includes 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor as well as 10 hours of solo flight. The training must include:

Once you have received the required flight training, you are eligible for the FAA Practical Exam, also known as a checkride. The exam must be administered by a designated FAA examiner and consists of an oral and flight exam. If you are successful with the oral exam, the examiner will administer the flight exam. Upon the successful completion of both, the examiner will help you fill out your FAA paperwork and you will receive a temporary private pilot certificate to use until you receive your official FAA certificate.

In order to exercise the privileges of a private pilot license, you must hold a third-class medical certificate, which can be obtained through an aeromedical examiner (AME). This should be done early on in training as you will not be able to solo an airplane without your medical certificate. Certificates must also be renewed periodically. If you are under the age of 40, this is every 60 months. While if you are over the age of 40, you must renew your medical cerficate every 24 months.

A licensed commercial pilot may act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft for compensation or hire, as well as carry persons or property for compensation or hire. To put it another way, holding a commercial pilot license means you are legally allowed to get paid as a pilot.

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I am a new private pilot. My parents want me to take them flying. I do work and have a bit of my own money, but compared to the cost of flying it is not much. My parents paid for most of my training. I am still in high school, so I live with them and they pay for most of my existence. Obviously I cannot be compensated for flying them, but I wonder if there is any legal way for this to happen. The same question can be extended to when I take friends flying. Would it be as simple as me using a card that draws from one of their accounts? Me paying but with their money. Any knowledge/advice is appreciated, I would rather not break FAA regulation on my first flight as a private pilot.

An indication of this is how the IRS treats money exchanged between parents and dependent children as opposed to money exchanged between people who are related in a different manner. Even when money is exchanged between parents and non-dependent adult children, it is considered a gift instead of dependent support.

To make it clear, your parents can pay for the expense of your flight time. Your parents can pay for the expense of flying them as long as it is not required of you to fly them as terms of payment. Your parents can pay for the expense of flying a friend or friends as long as they are not requiring it of you as terms for payment.

No one else can pay for your expenses to fly property, another person, nor themselves. You can not receive any income or compensation from any source for flying. Someone besides your parents paying for your pro rata share of expenses would be considered compensation when flying other people or property.

However, there is not a prohibition on someone paying for your expenses to fly yourself solo. Just as long as it is not in the furtherance of a business or part of your employment. And, there is no prohibition on someone going you a monetary gift that you can spend freely on anything you so choose.

The private pilot certificate is the one held by most active pilots. It lets you fly just about any aircraft (subject to appropriate ratings) for any noncommercial purpose, enables you to carry multiple passengers, and fly at night and in more types of airspace with no distance restrictions.

In addition to helping arrange your first flight, not to mention the fun and camaraderie of spending time with people who love to fly, EAA chapters are great sources of advice and mentorship that can help you with every step of your journey toward becoming a pilot. You can find the chapters nearest you here.

Depending on your learning style, you have a general option of enrolling in a formal flight school or working one-on-one with an independent flight instructor. Once again, members of a nearby EAA chapter can help you learn what's available in your area and offer advice based on their experiences. The most important thing to remember is that you are in charge of your training, and it's very important that you have a healthy and trusting relationship with the person teaching you to fly.

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