What Is Involved In Becoming A Private Pilot?
What is involved in becoming a
Private Pilot?



  • Purchase the required books and audiovisual materials.


  • Begin your flight training toward solo. (Around 15 hrs.)


  • Get a third class medical certificate from an approved flight surgeon.


  • Solo! Fly an airplane all by yourself.


  • Fly cross-country flights with your flight instructor (4-5 hrs). Continue studying for your written test.


  • Take your written test. There are 60 questions on this pass/fail test which you have to score 70% or above.


  • Fly 5 hrs of solo cross countries to places like Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Rochester and others.


  • Begin your finish-up instruction and practice (5-10 hrs of instruction, 3-5 hrs solo) in preparation for your oral test and flight check ride. (5-10 hrs of ground instruction).


  • Schedule here at Johnson Aviation with a pilot examiner to take your oral and flight test. (1-2 hrs oral, 1-2 hrs flight time).


  • Contact Johnson Aviation, Inc. For More Information
    641-792-1292


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