Commercial Pilot - Rotorcraft Helicopter

A Commercial Pilot certificate is required for any person who desires to get paid to fly a helicopter. Before you qualify for the commercial certificate, you must first be a rated pilot at at least the private level. The estimates below will help give you an idea of what it will take for a private pilot to become a commercial helicopter pilot, but we suggest you call or visit us and speak to a flight instructor who can address your questions personally.

According to the Federal Aviation Regulations "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 flight time must include:

• 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.

Our FAA-approved Part 141 Commercial Pilot course allows us to reduce the minimum total hours for qualified candidates.

*Pricing for the Commercial Pilot Course
(assumes 55 hours already obtained during Private Helicopter Pilot training)

Training Items	Approximate Costs
Dual Instruction: 30 Hours (Average) @ $260/hr	$7,800
Solo or PIC Flight: 55 Hours @ $215/hr	$11,825
10 Hours of Helicopter Instrument Training @ $270/hr	$2,700
FAA Practical Flight Test	$450
Training Materials / FAA Written Knowledge Test	$200
Minimum Cost for Commercial Helicopter Certificate	$22,975

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*Note: All prices are subject to change without notice. The prices listed above are only estimates - each person's situation will be different. Call or email for a more accurate estimate.
Additional savings are available by purchasing block time.