Turn your experience into a professional qualification.
The Commercial Pilot Certificate is the next major milestone for pilots ready to take their skills to a professional level, building on the foundation of your Private Pilot Certificate and Instrument Rating.
Train to a higher standard.
Commercial flying requires more than simply meeting the minimum requirements. Throughout training, you'll refine your aircraft control, improve your decision-making, and develop the consistency and precision expected of a commercial pilot.
Your instructor will work with you to identify areas for improvement and build the proficiency necessary to meet FAA commercial pilot standards. The goal is a pilot who is prepared not only for the checkride, but for the responsibilities that come with flying professionally.
The essential areas of Commercial Pilot training.
Precision aircraft control
Refine your ability to control the aircraft accurately and consistently while maintaining proper airspeed, altitude, heading, and configuration.
Commercial maneuvers
Develop proficiency in the maneuvers required for the Commercial Pilot practical test, including advanced aircraft control and energy management.
Emergency procedures
Strengthen your ability to recognize and appropriately respond to abnormal and emergency situations while maintaining aircraft control.
Advanced takeoffs & landings
Develop greater precision during takeoffs and landings, including operations requiring careful control of aircraft performance and energy.
Cross-country operations
Build on your existing navigation skills with more advanced flight planning, aircraft performance considerations, weather evaluation, and operational decision-making.
Aeronautical decision-making
Develop the judgment and risk-management skills expected of a commercial pilot, including evaluating changing conditions and making appropriate operational decisions.
Professional standards
Learn the importance of preparation, checklist discipline, cockpit organization, communication, situational awareness, and professionalism in aviation.
Applicants must meet FAA eligibility, aeronautical experience, knowledge, and practical test requirements.
The required aeronautical experience varies depending on the certificate held, aircraft category and class, and the training path being followed. The FAA requires specific experience involving areas such as cross-country flight, instrument experience, night operations, and other aeronautical experience.
Your instructor will review your logbook and training history to determine what requirements you've already completed and what remains before you're eligible for the practical test.
Already have your Private and Instrument ratings?
If you already hold your Private Pilot Certificate and Instrument Rating, your commercial training can be focused specifically on the experience and proficiency required to reach the commercial standard.
We'll review your current flight experience, logbook, aircraft experience, and previous training to develop an efficient training plan based on your individual needs.
Common next steps after earning your commercial certificate.
Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
Begin instructing and building valuable flight experience while developing your skills as an aviation professional.
Instrument Instructor (CFII)
Expand your instructional qualifications and provide instrument flight training.
Multi-Engine Rating
Develop experience operating aircraft with multiple engines and expand your opportunities in professional aviation.
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP)
Continue building experience toward the highest level of FAA pilot certification and a career with an airline or other professional operator.
More than a checkride.
Commercial training is an opportunity to refine the habits and skills that carry forward throughout your aviation career. We focus on developing pilots who are precise, prepared, safety-conscious, and capable of making sound decisions in the cockpit. Every flight is an opportunity to improve.
Take your flying to the professional level.
Build proficiency. Raise your standards. Prepare for what comes next. Contact us to discuss your Commercial Pilot training and develop a plan based on your experience and goals.