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Specializing in Enstrom Flight Instruction


Enstrom Helicopter owners can benefit from lower factory insurance rates with our instruction.

 

Federal Aviation Administration

Minimum Requirements for Private Helicopter License
 
   
Approximate cost:  
  30 Hours Flight Instruction
10 Hours of Solo flight time
Ground Instruction/Written Test
Required Book and Materials
Medical Certificate

Total cost: FAA Minimum Requirements
$10,500.00
$3,500.00
$450.00
$150.00
$150.00

$14,750.00
 
It is extremely rare that anyone can master the skills required to Pass the Private Pilot Test Examination with minimum time.

A more realistic cost & times are reflected below.

 
Student Pilot License

Allows pilot to fly a helicopter alone,
in clear weather, during the day, uncompensated.
Flights must be within 25 miles of the Bay Area.


FAA Minimum Requirements:
NONE
 
   
Approximate cost:  
  25 Hours Flight Instruction
Medical Certificate
Ground Instruction

Total cost:
$8,750.00
$150.00
$300.00

$9,200.00
 

Student Pilot License -
Extended flight privileges

Add to above


Allows pilot to fly a helicopter alone,
in clear weather, during the day, uncompensated.
CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHTS
( Greater than 25 miles )


FAA Minimum Requirements:
WRITTEN TEST
 
   
Approximate cost:  
  5 hours of aircraft instruction
Ground Instruction for Written Test
FAA Written Test
Books and Materials

Approximate Additional cost:
$1,750.00
$450.00
$150.00
$150.00

$2,500.00
 
Private Pilot Helicopter

Allows pilot to fly helicopter with passengers,
in clear weather, day or night, uncompensated.
Unlimited flight distances.


FAA Minimum Requirements:
STUDENT PILOT LICENSE
WITH EXTENDED FLIGHT PRIVILEGES.
 
   
Approximate cost:  
  50 Hours of instruction
FAA Flight Test Fees

Approximate Additional cost:
$17,500.00
$600.00

$18,100.00
 
Commercial Pilot Helicopter

Allows pilot to be compensated for flying activities such as aerial photography, sightseeing tours, flight rides and other business related flight requirements.

FAA Minimum Requirements:

Pilots who currently hold a commercial airplane pilots license & student helicopter license.

 
   
Approximate cost:  
  Additional Flight Time 20 Hours
FAA Flight Test

Total cost:
$7000.00
$600.00

$7,600.00
 
Commercial Helicopter Only pilots



FAA Minimum Requirements:

150 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME
10 HOURS OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING
SECOND WRITTEN TEST
( for pilots who have not passed the FAA Commercial Written Test ).
 
   
Approximate cost:  
  Additional Flight time 72 Hours
Ground School
Written Test
FAA Flight Test

Additional cost:
$25,200.00
$350.00
$150.00
$600.00

$26,300.00
 
Helicopter Flight Instructor

Learn to become a certified flight instructor

FAA Minimum Requirements:
Requirements vary with flight experience.
 
   
Approximate cost:  
  Contact Us for additional information


Total cost:



TBD
 
FAQs

Instructors and the FAA have determined that although the 'minimum' required hours for a license has been established at 40 hours, most pilots agree that 80 hours is a more realistic number of flight training hours necessary to produce a safe helicopter pilot. It is unrealistic to believe that a helicopter private pilots license would cost less than $ 25,000.

Bay Helicoptours, through years of experience, has determined that pilots who currently possess a 'fixed wing' airplane license have no advantage controlling the helicopter over a student with no aeronautical experience.
Pilots with airplane certificates are not required to take the FAA written test.
Pilots with airplane experience need only 50 hours in helicopters for a commercial rating as per FAA minimums.
Experience has shown that Commercial Airplane Pilots wishing to add Commercial Helicopter License require approximately 80 hours in helicopters.
   
   

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