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2. Private pilot licence - Wikipedia

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   A 2006 plastic private pilot certificate from the United States. Earlier issues were printed on card stock and designs varied.. A private pilot licence (PPL) or private pilot certificate is a type of pilot licence that allows the holder to act as pilot in command of an aircraft privately (not for remuneration).

3. Pilot certification in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Private Pilot Certificate in particular is known to take students more than the legal minimum hours to complete. These minimums were set decades ago, before the era of complex GPS units and an increasingly regulated National Airspace System. The national average for the Private Pilot Certificate is currently estimated at 60-75 hours. [42] [43]

4. Pilot licensing and certification - Wikipedia

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   Private pilot licence: May fly for pleasure or personal business. Private pilots cannot be paid, compensated to fly, or hired by any operator. Commercial pilot licence: Can be paid, compensated to fly, or hired by operators and are required to have more training and experience than private pilots.

5. Initial Flight Training - Wikipedia

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   These three programs were originally for pilot candidates who did not have at least an FAA Private Pilot Certificate (e.g. current pilots and navigators/combat system operators), and were consolidated into the current single civilian contractor-operated program under direct USAF auspices and oversight of the 12th Flying Training Wing (12 FTW) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) at ...

6. General aviation - Wikipedia

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   There are 28,000 private pilot licence holders, and 10,000 certified glider pilots. Some of the 19,000 pilots who hold professional licences are also engaged in GA activities. GA operates from more than 1,800 airports and landing sites or aerodromes, ranging in size from large regional airports to farm strips.

7. ATP Flight School - Wikipedia

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   A private pilot student and flight instructor failed to extend the landing gear, resulting in a gear up landing according to the NTSB. [67] On January 24, 2024, an ATP student, private pilot Logan Timothy James, allegedly stole a Cessna 172 from ATP Flight School at Addison Airport (ADS), located north of Dallas, TX.