Course Description

This course is the last of three flight courses required to obtain the FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate. This course consists of flight hours with an emphasis on commercial flight maneuvers in preparation for the Commercial Pilot FAA Practical Test. Upon completion of this course, the student will have attained the FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate. Course requires 24.6 flight hours, 3.6 hours of pre/post, and 8.0 hours of ground instruction. Hourly rates effective March 2018 are $59/hour for ground instruction and $230/hour for the aircraft and flight instructor. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

2

Contact Hours

2

Recitation Hours

2

Required Prerequisites

AVF 232 with a 2.0 or better.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Per the FAA Airmen Certification Standards (ACS), explain Commercial Pilot Areas of Operation during the ground portion of the practical test in accordance with ACS requirements.

Application:

• Per the FAA Airmen Certification Standards (ACS), demonstrate competencies of Commercial Pilot Areas of Operation during the ground and flight portion of the practical test in accordance with ACS requirements.

Integration:

• Per the FAA Airmen Certification Standards (ACS), demonstrate problem solving skills when mitigating risks encompassing personal minimums and maintaining fitness to fly during the ground and flight portion of the practical test in accordance with ACS requirements.
• Incorporate these personal habits into all future flights.

Human Dimension:

• Per the FAA Airmen Certification Standards (ACS), evaluate their fitness to fly, and illustrate sound decision making and judgment.

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Recognize how their decisions and actions impact their passengers and people on the ground.
• Describe how their actions affect airport security and public perception of the aviation industry.

Learning How to Learn:

• Per the FAA recurrent training requirements, integrate prior learning and experiences to provided scenarios.
• Implement own positive study habits as they prepare for recurrent training requirements of the FAA.