What is a Commercial Pilot?
A Commercial Pilot License (CPL) is a certification allowing you to fly aircraft for compensation or hire, enabling paid work like cargo transport, sightseeing tours, crop dusting, or flight instruction.
It's a step below an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate needed for major airline roles. It signifies advanced skills beyond a private license, requiring more flight hours, complex maneuvers, and adherence to stricter regulatory standards for commercial operations.
How much does it cost?
Total cost for a commercial license depends on how many hours/requirements the student already has. Our rates are $130/hr for the aircraft and $70/hr for flight and ground instruction.
What are the minimum requirements to get my license?
FAR 61.129 A person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane category and single-engine class rating must log at least 250 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:
100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in airplanes.
100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least—
50 hours in airplanes; and
50 hours in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes.
20 hours of training that includes at least—
10 hours of instrument training using a view-limiting device including attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking navigational systems. Five hours of the 10 hours required on instrument training must be in a single engine airplane;
10 hours of training in a complex airplane, a turbine-powered airplane, or a technically advanced airplane (TAA), or any combination thereof.
One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and
Three hours in a single-engine airplane with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test.
Ten hours of solo flight time in a single engine airplane or 10 hours of flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a single engine airplane with an authorized instructor on board that include—
One cross-country flight of not less than 300 nautical miles total distance, with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 nautical miles from the original departure point.
5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower.
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