Commercial pilot's license syllabus
The commercial track raises the standard on everything you already fly and adds the commercial maneuvers.
What the track covers
- Commercial maneuvers — chandelles, lazy eights, eights on pylons, steep spirals, power-off 180° accuracy landings
- Complex, high performance or technically advanced aircraft training, as the aircraft you use requires
- Cross-country flying, including the long day and night cross-countries
- Instrument training at the commercial standard
- Regulations and privileges, advanced weight and balance, performance, advanced aerodynamics and aeromedical factors — reported by your ground school if you are enrolled in one
What credits automatically
Hours, cross-country distances and night flying from your logbook.
What your instructor signs
Each commercial maneuver and the practical test endorsement.
Hours
See commercial hours milestones. The commercial ground school track is free — see Ground school.