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Private Pilot Helicopter

✔ FAR 61.109
Private Pilot Helicopter2-4 Months

40 hours total flight time, including:


• 20 hours dual instruction and


• 10 hours solo flight, both in areas of operation listed in 61.107(b)(3), in a helicopter

Helicopter Instrument Rating

✔ FAR 61.65
Helicopter Instrument Rating2-6 Months

50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in a helicopter. 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation listed under paragraph (c) of this section, of which 15 hours must have been with an authorized instructor who holds an instrument-helicopter rating, and the instrument time includes:


• (i) Three hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in a helicopter that is appropriate to the instrument-helicopter rating within 2 calendar months before the date of the practical test; and

• (ii) Instrument flight training on cross country flight procedures, including one cross country flight in a helicopter with an authorized instructor that is performed under instrument flight rules and a flight plan has been filed with an air traffic control facility, and involves:

• (A) A flight of 100 nautical miles along airways or by directed routing from an air traffic control facility;

• (B) An instrument approach at each airport; and

• (C) Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems

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Commercial Pilot Helicopter

✔ FAR 61.129
Commercial Pilot Helicopter8-12 Months (all ratings)

A person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating must log at least 150 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:


• 100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in helicopters.

• 100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least:

  ⮡   35 hours in helicopters; and

  ⮡   10 hours in cross-country flight in helicopters.

• 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in §61.127(b)(3) that includes at least:

  ⮡   5 hours of instrument training in an aircraft.

  ⮡   One cross-country flight of at least 2 hours in a helicopter in day VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure;

  ⮡   One cross-country flight of at least 2 hours in a helicopter in night VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and

  ⮡   3 hours in a helicopter in preparation for the practical test within the 60-day period preceding the date of the test.

• 10 hours of solo flight in a helicopter on the areas of operation listed in §61.127(b)(3) which includes at least:

  ⮡   One cross-country flight with landings at a minimum of three points, with one segment consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and

  ⮡   5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern).

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CFI & CFII License

✔ FAR 61.183
Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII)5 Months

There are no hour requirements for certified flight instructor (CFI) past a commercial or airline transport pilot rating. Basically, you must be at least a commercial helicopter pilot, pass the appropriate written tests, and complete a check ride. The same is true for CFII, with the exception that the applicant must already hold a helicopter instrument rating.


CFI & CFII License

✔ Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)5 Months

There are no true CFI minimum requirements listed by the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR’s): however, to instruct in the Robinson R22, the pilot must have a minimum of 200 flight hours, with 50 of those hours in a Robinson R22 or R44 and successfully complete the Robinson factory safety course.


Off Airport Mountain Flying/Snow Landings

✔ Off-Airport Mountain Flying/Snow LandingsContact Us for More Details

The terrain in most mountainous areas is highly variable. Ridge heights can often exceed thousands of feet and the rate of change in terrain elevation can vary greatly. Terrain awareness is a critical component of safely flying in mountainous areas and we can provide training in this area.


Rotorcraft Add-On

✔ Rotorcraft Add-OnContact Us for More Details

Airplane Pilots who already hold a Commercial, ATP or CFI Rating/s in fixed-wing aircraft can earn an “Add-On” Rating in a helicopter. Includes 30 hours total flight time: 20 hours dual, 10 hours solo.