Rod Machado’s Private Pilot Flight Training Syllabus - Overview of Private Pilot Flight Lessons - Total Flight Time and FAR 61.109 Requirements

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Rod Machado’s Private Pilot Flight Training Syllabus outlines the structure of private pilot lessons from dual instruction through solo flights, including takeoff and landing practice, basic instruments and navigation (VOR/GPS), cross-country training, and simulated practical flight testing. It summarizes lesson-by-lesson focus areas and consolidates total scheduled times for solo, solo cross-country, dual IFR, and dual night training. It also presents FAR §61.109 aeronautical experience requirements, detailing minimum logged flight training hours and specific cross-country, night, instrument, and solo provisions.

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Pages85

Reading Time3 h 34 min

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Private Pilot Flight Lessons Overview

Lesson sequence and training focus

Total flight time summary

FAR Requirement for the Private Pilot Certificate

FAR §61.109 aeronautical experience

lriaditia Rudder YI kill Copyright Rod Machado 2023 1 iPad/Tablet App Available Rod Machado’s eLearning Courses Would you like to try a fun, new and exciting way to learn? Then purchase one of Rod Machado's Interactive eLearning Courses. Each course is narrated and accompanied by interesting graphics, animations, videos and educational interactions. In addition, each section within a course is accompanied by questions to help test your knowledge and reinforce important concepts. Of course, if questions aren't your thing, then simply skip them and continue with the course. While this course can be viewed on an iPhone or Android phone, the graphics would be difficult to see (unless you are an ant) . These courses were designed to be used on an iPad, Android tablet device, laptop or desktop computer. [Visit: www.rodmachado.com](Visit: www.rodmachado.com) 2 Rod Machado’s Private Pilot Flight Training Syllabus Copyright – 2023 By Rod Machado ([www.becomeapilot.com](www.becomeapilot.com) ) All rights reserved No written word Nor moral plea, Can teach young hearts What they should be, Nor all the books Upon the shelves, But what the teachers Are themselves Copyright 2023 by Rod Machado. All rights reserved. Please visit: [www.becomeapilot.com](www.becomeapilot.com) 3 Private Pilot Flight Lessons Overview LESSON 1. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3) LESSON 2. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3) LESSON 3. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3) LESSON 4. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3) LESSON 5. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3) LESSON 6. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)–Takeoff and Landing Practice LESSON 7. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)–Takeoff and Landing Practice LESSON 8. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)–Takeoff and Landing Practice LESSON 9. DUAL AND FIRST SOLO FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– First Solo LESSON 10. DUAL AND SECOND SOLO FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– Review and Second Solo LESSON 11. DUAL AND THIRD SOLO FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– Review and Third Solo LESSON 12. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– Review All Basic Pre–solo Maneuvers LESSON 13. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– Instruments Basic Skills LESSON 14. SOLO FLIGHT (Flight 1.3)– Practice Area Solo Flight LESSON 15. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– Instruments Basic Skills LESSON 16. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– VOR/GPS Navigation LESSON 17. SOLO FLIGHT (Flight 1.3)– Practice Area Solo Flight LESSON 18. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– Basic Instruments and VOR Navigation LESSON 19. FIRST DUAL CROSS–COUNTRY FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.5)– Dual Cross-Country Flight LESSON 20. SOLO FLIGHT (Flight 1.3)– Review Maneuvers and Navigation Practice LESSON 21. SECOND DUAL (LONG) CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 3.0)– Dual XC LESSON 22. SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT (Flight 1.5)– First Solo XC Flight LESSON 23. DUAL NIGHT FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– Local Night Flight Introduction LESSON 24. SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT (Flight 1.5)–Second Short Solo Cross-Country Flight LESSON 25. DUAL (LONG) NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 2.3)– 100 NM Dual Night XC LESSON 26. LONG SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT (Flight 2.5)– 150 NM/Landing More Than 50NM/With 3 Full Stops LESSON 27. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– Practice Flight Test Maneuvers LESSON 28. SOLO FLIGHT (Flight 1.3)– Practice Flight Test Maneuvers Solo LESSON 29. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– Practice Flight Test Maneuvers LESSON 30. SOLO FLIGHT (Flight 1.3)– Practice Flight Test Maneuvers Solo LESSON 31. DUAL FLIGHT (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3)– Practice Flight Test Maneuvers LESSON 32. SIMULATED PRACTICAL FLIGHT TEST (Ground 1.2/Flight 1.3) Total flight time – 46.1 Hours Solo – 12.2 Hours Solo XC-5.5 Hours Dual IFR training – 3.9 hours Dual night training – 3.6 hours Copyright 2023 by Rod Machado. All rights reserved. Please visit: [www.becomeapilot.com](www.becomeapilot.com)

FAQs

What does the syllabus cover from the start of training through solo?

It presents a lesson sequence beginning with dual flight and progressing through takeoff/landing practice, basic instrument skills, navigation (including VOR/GPS), cross-country flights, and culminating in solo practice and flight test preparation.

How many total hours does the syllabus allocate for the training plan?

It lists total flight time as 46.1 hours, with solo time of 12.2 hours, solo XC of 5.5 hours, dual IFR training of 3.9 hours, and dual night training of 3.6 hours.

What are the minimum aeronautical experience requirements under FAR §61.109?

For a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine rating, it requires at least 40 hours of logged flight time, including at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in specified areas of operation, along with minimum cross-country, night, instrument, and practical-test-prep requirements.

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