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*get a commercial pilot certificate> comes from completing pilot ground school and logging 250

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*get a commercial pilot certificate> comes from completing pilot ground school and logging 250 hours- this includes alotted time for certain maneuvers and situations with inclement weather * once completing the pilot ground school test, and all the log hours then you need to complete a check-ride> a check ride is like a pilots drivers test- A Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) examiner asks to plan a flight, tests your knowledge on aviation matters and then comes along for the flight, the FAA examiner then requests certain maneuvers to be executed to test your abilities along the flight, if everything goes well as they direct you then the FAA examiner signs off on the commercial pilots certificate. *A commercial pilot needs either an …show more content…

* Many colleges offer 2 and 4 year degrees in aviation along with a pilot certificate and multi-engine and instrument ratings. * Another route is enlisting into a technical school that offers flight training towards a certificate, these trade schools generally are completed in less time. *In both of these programs, graduates often get instrumental ratings,and built up flight time teaching others. *The third and slowest way of completing your flight training from a local flight school.The degree of instruction might not be as genuine but all commericial certificates are equal in the eyes of the FAA. Training *The initial training lasts 10 weeks - the first two weeks include training on general subjects which includes regulations and company specific regulations. Another two weeks is spent explaining aircraft systems specific to the ones that will be operated. Pilots will be assigned to the same aircrafts for a period of time until they switch seats, these aircrafts include 727’s and MD-80’s *After those 4 weeks pilots pair with others and engage in two or more weeks of flight simulator in which pilots will experience just about any emergency or problem imaginable. Much of the time in the flight simulator is focused on crew-coordination and successful

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