PPL Requirements

10/10/2009 Edit: As I finally passed my checkride and became private pilot this page will no longer be updated. Numbers here will be saved for future reference.

DUAL:

Activity	req.	done
20 hours minimum of flight training including:	20h	44h
cross country flight training	3h	5.4h
night flight training	3h	3.2h
1 night cross country flight of over 100 nm total distance	1	1
10 night T/O’s and 10 landings to a full stop with each involving a flight in the traffic pattern at an airport.	10	17
flight training by reference to instruments	3h	3.1h

SOLO:

Activity	req.	done
10 hours minimum of flight training including:	10h	16.5h
cross country flight training	5h	6.5h
solo cross country flight of at least 150nm total distance with full stop landings at 3 points and one segment of at least 50nm between T/O and landings	1	1
T/O’s and landings to a full stop at an airport with an operating control tower	3	3

* entries in red require more time/training to fulfill requirements.