Private Pilot Certificate
The Private Pilot Course includes airplane ground operations, take-off and landing, basic flight maneuvers, navigation, and emergency procedures. Particular attention is paid to airport operations and procedures, air traffic control procedures, aviation weather, navigation, radio communication procedures, and Federal Aviation Regulations.
| 1 | FAA Medical Examination | $80 |
| 3 | Aviation Charts - Sectional, TAC, AFD | $25 |
| 20 | Hours Dual Instruction Piper Warrior | $2680 |
| 20 | Hours Solo Piper Warrior | $2047 |
| 1 | FAA Written Test | $100 |
| 3 | Hours Ground School - Practical Test Prep | $135 |
| 1 | FAA Check ride - examiner fee | $400 |
| 1.5 | Check ride aircraft rental | $154 |
| $5621* |
Recommended supplies and equipment (sample):
| 1 | Gleim Private Pilot Written Test Prep | $70 |
| 1 | Jeppesen Private Pilot Manual | $85 |
| 1 | Jeppesen Private Syllabus | $21 |
| 1 | FAR/AIM | $20 |
| 1 | Airplane Information Manual - Piper Warrior | $18 |
| 1 | Aviation Headset ($100 - $1,000) | $100 |
| 1 | Student E6B computer | $14 |
| 1 | Plotter (rotating azimuth) | $15 |
| 1 | Clipboard/kneeboard | $20 |
| $365 |
*This is a sample course for estimating training costs and includes the FAA Part 61 minimum required 40.0 hours of flight time (average students complete in about 50 hours.)
