Commercial Airline Pilot School Requirements

Commercial airline pilot training prepares individuals for careers in the sky. For all those who dream of flying, the idea of completing pilot training and getting paid to do what they love might sound like a dream, but it can be reality. There are some very real requirements that come with commercial airline pilot school, though, and many prerequisites to become a commercial pilot.

Commercial airline pilot training entails meeting the following requirements:

* You must be at least 18 years of age to begin commercial airline pilot training.

* You must hold a private pilot certificate.

* Pilot training students must be able to read, speak, write, and understand, English as it is the international language of aviation.

 * During commercial airline pilot school, students accumulate and log a certain amount of training and experience.

The following list details the different training requirements for different programs:

* Pilot training under Part 61 requires at least 250 hours of flying time, which must include 20 hours of instructor time and 10 hours of solo time. Part 61 has other requirements, as well, including several cross-country flights, and several night flights that are both solo and instructor-accompanied.

* Commercial airline pilot training under Part 141 requires at least 120 hours of training time, including 55 hours with an instructor and 10 hours solo, as well as several cross-country, solo, and night flights.

* Students must pass an aeronautical knowledge test given by the commercial airline pilot school.

* And finally, part 41 commercial airline pilot students must pass an oral test and flight test administered by an FAA inspector, FAA-designated examiner, or authorized check instructor.

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