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Pilot certificates are governed by 14 CFR Part 61. Reading the regs cold is a real chore. These pages summarize what each certificate actually requires — written for pilots, not lawyers — with links to the FAA source for everything.
The first real ticket. Eligibility, knowledge test, flight-hour minimums, and the practical test — straight from 14 CFR § 61.103–61.117.
What it takes to add IFR privileges to your Private. PIC cross-country, instrument time, the long IFR cross-country, and the checkride.
Step up to flying for compensation. Hour requirements, training maneuvers, the long day and night cross-countries, and what the commercial ACS expects.
How a Commercial pilot becomes a Certified Flight Instructor. FOI, the CFI written, spin training, and the practical test most pilots quietly fear.
The handbooks, ACS books, and circulars that define modern US flight training — with direct links to the latest editions on faa.gov.
How long does it take? How much does it cost? Part 61 vs. 141? BasicMed? Bahamas? The questions every pilot eventually asks, answered straight.
