FAR Part 61 Requirements

Sport Pilot Requirements

To be eligible for a Sport Pilot Certificate, you must:

1. Be at least 17 years of age
2. Be able to speak, write, and understand English.
3. Must hold at least a Third Class Medical Certificate or a valid state issued diver’s license if the flight training is to be conducted entirely in a Light Sport Aircraft owned by the student.
4. Pass a written knowledge test on the applicable aeronautical knowledge areas.
5. Pass a Practical Test on the applicable areas of operations.
6. Must log at least the following flight time: 20 hours, including 15 hours of flight training from an authorized flight instructor and 5 hours of solo flight. This training must include:
1. 2 hours of cross country flight training
2. 10 takeoffs and landings to a full stop with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern.
3. One solo cross country flight of at least 75 nautical miles total distance with a landing at a minimum of two points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 25 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations.
4. 3 hours of flight training in preparation for the practical test within 60 days of the test.

 

• The following good faith estimate represents the total costs (excluding sales tax) to complete the Sport Pilot Course.
  
  This estimate is based on the following assumptions:
  1. The student will be available to fly a minimum of 2 lessons per week in order to foster greater retention and course continuity.
  2. Course curriculum will be closely followed.
  3. Student is of average ability.
  It is very possible to complete the flight portion of the Sport Pilot course in less time than stated in this estimate. However, experience has shown that these are realistic figures. In either case, you will only be charged for the actual hours flown, and actual ground instruction time spent with the instructor.

 

Sport Pilot Course	Evektor SportStar
20 Hours Flight Instruction & Aircraft Rental	$2,760.00
10 Hours Ground Instruction	$400.00
5 Hours Solo Aircraft Rental	$490.00
Sport Pilot Kit	$99.95
Medical Certificate	$75.00
FAA Written Exam	$100.00
Practical Test Examiner's Fee	$300.00
Check-Ride Aircraft Rental 1.5 Hours	$147.00
TOTAL	$4,371.95

Contact us today for more information at (479) 521-9400 (Fayetteville, AR.) You can also reach SkyVenture by email at fyv@skyventureinc.com (Fayetteville). This aircraft is only available at our Fayetteville, AR location.

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