This is something that the training school should have made very clear as far as how much theory time and practical time has to be spent in order for one to qualify for the exam. However, if you have neglected to pay attention or to read the rules and regulations that the school has outlined then the problem could be your lack of understanding.

One thing that you want to be very clear on is that there is going to be certain segments to your training. Part of that will be your pre-solo and during that particular time you will have one of the school instructors with you. Once you have gotten past a certain point you are able to move on where you will start looking at your solo flying, which means being without an instructor.

Eventually, the ultimate goal at the end is to be able to get to the point where you’re ready to do your final test. You will have a logbook that is called your flight book, which is what you are going to be responsible for to keep track of all the hours affiliated with your course of both practical and your written or classroom work.

Every school has to follow the same outline for instruction and the basics of that will be your flying in an airplane that only has a single engine. There will be some cross country air time that has to consist of three hours. Part of this must be a night training with a 100 mile distance trip. This is your flight that you will be taking across the country and in addition to this you will have to have partaken in 10 departures and landings as well. This isn’t something that will be done at random, and you will have to follow the pattern that the traffic of the particular airport has scheduled.

Within two months, you have to make sure that you do three hours of free flying to qualify for your tests, which are 10 hours of being alone and five hours going across country on your own. You will have to be sure that the hundred and fifty cross country miles are spent in flight, and you will have to have made three stops during this time.

Tags: Flight License, Private Pilot, Test Tips

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