This subpart prescribes the requirements for the issuance of commercial pilot licenses and ratings, the conditions under which those licenses and ratings are necessary, and the general operating rules for persons who hold those licenses and ratings.
1) Airplane single-engine.
2) Airplane multiengine.
To be eligible for a commercial pilot license, a person must:
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language. If the applicant is unable to meet one of these requirements due to medical reasons, then the ECAA may place such operating limitations on that applicant's pilot license as are necessary for the safe operation of the aircraft.
- Receive a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor who:
1) Conducted the required ground training or reviewed the person's home study on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed in section 61.125 of this part that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought, and
2) Certified that the person is prepared for the required knowledge test that applies to the aircraft category and class rating sought.
- Pass the required knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed in section 61.125 of this part;
- on the areas of operation listed in section 61.127(b) of this part Receive the required training and a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor who:
1) Conducted the training t that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought, and
2) Certified that the person is prepared for the required practical test.
- Meet the aeronautical experience requirements of this subpart that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought before applying for the practical test;
- Pass the required practical test on the areas of operation listed in section 61.127(b) of this part that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought;
A person who applies for a commercial pilot license must receive and log ground training from an authorized instructor, or complete a home-study course, on the aeronautical knowledge areas , that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought .
Commercial pilot license must receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor on the areas of operation that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.
I) Preflight preparation and operations, including weight and balance determination, aero plane inspection and servicing.
II) Preflight procedures.
III) Airport and seaplane base operations including operations to, from and transiting controlled airports, compliance with air traffic services procedures, radiotelephony procedures and phraseology, traffic pattern operations, collision avoidance precautions and procedures.
IV) Takeoffs, landings, and go-around including normal and cross-wind take-offs and landings, maximum performance (short field and obstacle clearance) take-offs; short-field landings.
V) Performance maneuvers including flight at critically high airspeeds; recognition of, and recovery from, spiral dives.
VI) Navigation including cross-country flying using visual reference, dead reckoning and radio navigation aids; diversion procedures;
VII)Slow flight and stalls including basic flight maneuvers and recovery from unusual attitudes by reference solely to basic flight instruments; spin avoidance.
VIII) Emergency operations including abnormal and emergency procedures and maneuvers.
X) Multiengine operations.
XI) High-altitude operations, and
XII) Post flight procedures.
Each approved course must include at least 250 hours of flight training, appropriate to the aircraft category and class rating for which the course applies include :
a) At Least 25 hours of training in an Multi Engine airplane that has a retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller or Jet Engine,
b) SIM, Credit a maximum of 50 hours toward the total aeronautical experience requirements.
Each approved course must include at least 100 hours of Solo / PIC of flight training, each student must demonstrate satisfactory proficiency prior to receiving an endorsement to operate an aircraft in solo flight. Each student must demonstrate satisfactory proficiency prior to receiving an endorsement to operate an aircraft in solo flight. which includes at least:
a) One cross-country flight of not less than 300 nautical miles total distance, with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 nautical miles from the original departure point, and
b) 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower.