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Eligibility Requirements
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To be eligible for a commercial pilot certificate, you must:
- be at least 17 years of age;
- be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language;
- meet the aeronautical experience requirements that apply
[see below];
- pass the knowledge test;
- pass the practical test.
To exercise the privileges of a private pilot certificate, you
must hold at least a current third-class medical certificate.
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Aeronautical Experience
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If you are applying for a
private pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter
class rating, you must log at least 40 hours of flight time that
includes at least:
- 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor;
- 10 hours of solo flight training.
The training must include at least:
- 3 hours of cross-country flight training in a helicopter;
- 3 hours of night flight training in a helicopter;
- 10 hours of solo flight time in a helicopter, consisting of at
least 3 hours of solo cross-country flight time.
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