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You have made a breakthrough. You are becoming a Commercial Pilot. Each step and piece of knowledge you acquire during the reading of this book makes you a better pilot. Even though the FAA has not officially given you a certificate,“You are a Commercial Pilot.”  \nYour process is not to commit this book to rote memory, but to understand, apply and correlate this information to your flying career, beit recreational, instructional or for hire . The questions in this book are questions asked by DPE’s. It is a wealth of knowledge put in an easy to read book that will make the oral checkride enjoyable .  \nI have over 3,000 hours of flying and instruction in my own aviation journey. Through my own experience of many checkrides, I have interviewed and learned from many DPE’s over my 32 years of being a pilot, what the DPE’s are going to ask.  \n[I live the mantra of MzeroA.com:](I live the mantra of MzeroA.com:) “A good pilot is always learning.”  \nLarry M. Diamond, PharmD.,CFII  \nChapter 1: Making sure you are ready  \nWhat are the requirements for applying for a Commercial pilot rating?  \nFAR 61 . 123, . 125, . 127, .129  \n• Be at least 18 years of age  \n• Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language  \n• Have a current FAA medical certificate  \n• Aeronautical knowledge areas  \n◦ Received and logged ground training from an instructor and completed a home study course to take the knowledge test  \n• Holds at least a private pilot certificate  \n• Flight proficiency in all the stated area of operations as stated in practical test standards  \n• Aeronautical experience  \n◦ Must log at least 250 hours of flight times as a pilot that consists of  \n▪ 100 hours in powered airplanes  \n▪ 100 hours of pilot in command (PIC) time  \n▪ 50 hours in airplanes  \n▪ 50 hours in cross-country flight  \n▪ 20 hours of training in the flight proficiency areas of operation  \n▪ 10 hours of instrument training using a view-limiting device including attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking navigational systems  \n▪ 5 out of the 10 hours must be in a single engine airplane  \n▪ 10 hours of training in a retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller, or is turbine-powered aircraft. 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