Commercial Pilot Certificate

Your Commercial Certificate enables you to get paid for doing something you love! You may now carry passengers and cargo for hire. This training literally takes your skills to the next level. You will now perfect the maneuvers you learned while taking your Private, learn advanced aerodynamics and execute with precision.

The minimum flight time for Commercial Pilots is 150 hours. This applies to both Part 61 and Part 141. Ground training under Part 141 is a minimum of 30 hours.

If you are taking your Commercial Certificate, the hours that you built up during your Private and Instrument Rating all count towards the 150 total hours requirement. As an example, if you have logged the 40 hours for Private and 40 hours for Instrument, you would need an additional 70 hours to meet the FAA minimum of 150 hours for a Commercial Certificate. Most people have logged more than the FAA minimums at this point and are able to subtract their total hours to date from 150 hours to determine the amount of hours left to obtain their Commercial. Most students are proficient enough at this point to successfully complete their Commercial with 150 total hours (assuming Pilot-in-command flight time and other requirements are also met).

If you have done all your ratings with us, we will have worked with you to ensure that you have maximised your flight time up till now to meet the FAA Commercial requirements without having to fly additional hours. If you are doing the Professional Pilot Program and are continuing on with your CFI/CFII, we will commence some of this training during your Commercial.

The following numbers are based on the FAA minimums and the discounted rates package to give you an idea of costs. We are assuming that you have logged 80 hours up till now (cumulative from your Private and Commercial), leaving you with a total of 70 flight hours required.

We do not require full payment up front for the certificate/rating you choose. You may "pay as you go" if that is your preference. We do, however, offer discounted rates for flight time packages of 25 hours and 50 hours. Pre-payment is required if you wish to purchase a discounted rates package. If you do not use all the hours purchased, a refund will be issued based on flight hours multiplied by full rate.

• $300 per hour Dual Instruction. Payment of $7,500 required up front to purchase this discounted rate for 25 hours.
• $300 per hour Dual Instruction plus All American Helicopters will pay the cost of one written exam.   Payment of $15,000 required in advance to purchase this discounted rate for 50 hours.
• $320 per hour Dual Instruction is the "pay as you go" standard rate.
• $50 per hour Ground Instruction.
• $270 per hour Solo.

Still have questions? Contact us now for more info.

Note: All prices are subject to change without notice. The prices listed above are only estimates - each person's situation will be different. Call or email for a more accurate estimate.