Pilots license?

Question

Hey do you know what different kind of pilot licenes there are and how many hours are needed for each one.

If you tell me which planes you are allowed to fly during each one too that would be amazing.

Answer 1

Recreation: Recreation aircraft

Student: 16-18 student

Private: any piston aircraft

Commercial: Allows to work for regional airline

ATP: Big Boys airlines

you add ratings to them like a 737 rating and ect.

Answer 2

Pilot certification in the United States is under the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Airman Certificate is the proper term, although the term pilot's license is commonly used, even by the FAA. Certification is regulated under parts 61 and 141 of the Federal Aviation Regulations or "FARs", found in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Legally, Certificates bear a different status than Licenses. For example, Certificates can be revoked by administrative action; whereas Licenses require the Judiciary System's involvement.

Pilots are qualified to fly at a specific privilege level, and in one or more specific categories of aircraft. Examples of privilege level are:

Student: a pilot who is being trained by an instructor for their first full certificate, and is permitted to fly alone (solo) under specific, limited circumstances.

Sport pilot: used for Light-sport Aircraft, a category that was created in 2004. These aircraft are larger and faster than ultralights, carry more fuel, and often two occupants.

Recreational: a pilot who is restricted to flying short distances.

Private: a pilot who flies for pleasure or personal business without accepting compensation for flying except in some very limited, specific circumstances.

Commercial: a pilot that can, with some restrictions, fly for remuneration.

Airline Transport: a pilot that can be pilot-in-command for a scheduled airline.

Pilots are certified to fly aircraft of a specific category and class. Certain kinds of aircraft also require a type rating.

The category on a pilot certificate refers to the broad classification of aircraft that the pilot is certified to fly. Categories of aircraft include airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air, powered-lift, powered parachute, and weight-shift-control aircraft. Some categories are further broken down into more specific classes of aircraft.

Airplane class ratings include single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea, and multi-engine sea.

Rotorcraft class ratings include helicopter and gyroplane.

Lighter-than-air class ratings include airship, gas balloon, and balloon with airborne heater (hot air balloon).

Weight-shift-control aircraft class ratings are broken down into land and sea.

Powered parachute class ratings are also broken down into land and sea.

Type ratings are required in a specific make and model of airplane if the airplane is "large" (greater than 12,500 lb (5,700 kg) gross takeoff weight) or powered by one or more jet engines. Boeing 747, DC-10, and Dash-8 are examples of type ratings.

ultralight category of aircraft in the US requires no specific training and no certification.

The pilot can separately add certain ratings, such as the instrument rating.

As an example, the captain of a 747 flying for a scheduled airline would have to have an Airline Transport Pilot certificate with an airplane category rating, a multi-engine land class rating, instrument rating and a 747 type rating.

To obtain a certificate or add a rating, a pilot usually has to undergo a course of training with a certificated instructor, accumulate and log specific aeronautical experience, and pass a three-part examination: a knowledge test (a computerized multiple-choice test, typically called the "written test"), and a combined oral and practical test carried out by either an FAA inspector or a designated examiner.

Another form of authorization is an endorsement from a flight instructor that establishes that the certificate holder has received training in specific skill areas that do not warrant a full test, such as the ability to fly a tailwheel-equipped, high-performance, complex, or pressurized airplane.

Airman certificates other than student pilot certificates do not expire, although they may be suspended or revoked by the FAA. However, a pilot must maintain currency — recent flight experience that is relevant to the flight being undertaken. To remain active, every pilot has to undergo a flight review with an instructor every 24 calendar months (unless he gains a new pilot certificate or rating in that time), and, for most types of certificate, undergo a medical examination at intervals ranging from six months to three years, depending on the pilot's age and desired flight privileges. Other currency requirements apply to the carriage of passengers or to flight under instrument flight rules (IFR).

A medical certificate is not necessary to fly a glider or balloon, or to fly with a sport pilot certificate. An ultralight aircraft can be piloted without a pilot certificate or a medical certificate.

[edit] Pilot training

Most pilots in the U.S. undergo flight training as private individuals with a flight instructor, who may be employed by a flight school. Those who have decided on aviation as a career often begin with an undergraduate aviation-based education. Some pilots are trained in the armed forces, and are issued with civilian certificates based on their military record. Others are trained directly by airlines. The pilot may choose to be trained under Part 61 or Part 141 of the FARs. Part 141 requires that a certified flight school provide an approved, structured course of training, which includes a specified number of hours of ground training (for example, 35 hours for Private Pilot in an airplane). Part 61 sets out a list of knowledge and experience requirements, and is more suitable for students who cannot commit to a structured plan, or for training from freelance instructors.

[edit] Becoming a professional pilot

In aviation, a pilot's level of income and experience are highly related. There are multiple ways to gain the experience to be hired by a scheduled air carrier. Air carriers generally require that the pilots they hire have hours of experience far in excess of the legal minimum. This experience is often gained using these common methods:

Military training

Independent training followed by becoming a part- or full-time instructor.

A college-level aviation program, in which a bachelor's degree (commonly in Aviation Science or a related field) is conferred upon the completion of both flight and classroom coursework. Frequently, upperclassmen are employed as flight instructors for other students.

Banner towing, traffic reporting, fire patrol, pipeline patrol, aerial photography, glider towing, or other "odd jobs" in aviation, most of which are fairly low-paying and require only the legal minimum experience.

[edit] Categories and classes of pilot certificates

Pilot certificates are issued with ratings in any of five categories, which are further subdivided into classes:

airplane (encompassing the four classes of single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea, and multi-engine sea)

rotorcraft (in either the helicopter or gyroplane class)

powered lift

glider

lighter than air (subdivided into airship, hot air balloon, and gas balloon classes).

A student pilot certificate does not have ratings (and thus is not specific to any category or class), but can be endorsed by a flight instructor to confer privileges in a specific make and model of aircraft.

[edit] Pilot certificates

The U.S. offers a progression of pilot certificates, each with its own set of privileges and limitations. All U.S. pilots must be at least 17 years old (16 for a student, or a glider or balloon pilot), and be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

[edit] Student

A student pilot certificate is issued by an aviation medical examiner (AME) at the time of the student’s first medical examination; for operations not requiring a medical certificate, a student pilot certificate can be issued by an FAA inspector or an FAA-designated pilot examiner. The student pilot certificate is only required when exercising solo flight privileges. The student certificate is valid until the last day of the month, 24 months after it was issued. Once a student has accrued sufficient training and experience, a CFI can endorse the student's certificate to authorize limited solo flight in a specific type (make and model) of aircraft. A student pilot may not carry passengers, fly in furtherance of a business, or operate an aircraft outside of the various endorsements provided by the flight instructor.

There is no minimum aeronautical knowledge or experience requirement for the issuance of a student pilot certificate other than the medical requirements for the class of medical certificate (see below) the student certificate is based upon. There are, however, minimum aeronautical knowledge and experience requirements for student pilots to solo, including:

Hold at least a current third class medical certificate.

Be at least 16 years of age (14 for glider or balloon)

Read, speak, write, and understand the English language.

Demonstrate satisfactory aeronautical knowledge on a knowledge test, including knowledge of the following areas:

Airspace rules and procedures for the airport where the solo flight will be performed

Flight characteristics and operational limitations for the make and model of aircraft to be flown

Receive and log flight training for the maneuvers and procedures appropriate to the make and model of aircraft to be flown, including:

Preflight operations

Taxiing or surface operations, including run-ups

Takeoffs and landings, including normal and cross-wind

Straight and level flight, and turns in both directions

Climbs and climbing turns

Airport traffic patterns, including entry and departure procedures

Collision avoidance, wind shear avoidance, and wake turbulence avoidance

Descents, with and without turns, using high and low drag configurations

Flight at various airspeeds from cruise to slow flight

Stall entries from various flight attitudes and power combinations with recovery initiated at the first indi

Answer 3

I hope this website will help. On the left hand side, under "articles on how to become a pilot" the last choice is"advanced ratings and career pilots". It has a list of all ratings, aproximate costs and hours along with other requirements.

Answer 4

Hi,

Well, I would type it all out here, but I've already done that once on my own website! http://www.flyfortheairlines.com

I hope this is of use to you and anyone else who wants to find out about it. The two main sections you will probably be interested in are: "The Basics" and "Licences/Ratings"

Best of Luck!

James