PRIVATE PILOT ROTARY / HELICOPTER (PHPL)

CAAP requirements for Private Pilot Certificate:

Must be at least 17 years of age
Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language
Hold at least a current 3rd Class Medical Certificate
Pass the CAAP Knowledge (General) Test
Pass the CAAP Practical Flight Test and Oral Examination (Checkride)

Private Helicopter Pilot Ground Course

PHPL module introduces the student to the fundamentals of flying from medical considerations to radio communication. A Private Pilot License holder can fly without supervision. Once you gained the license, you may take your family and friends to anywhere you wish. To experience full rights for PHPL, you must complete 40 hours of flight training and pass the CAAP General and Powerplant Examinations, and 1 hour Checkride. The PHPL can be used for recreation, travel or business. With 84 hours of ground schooling, subjects for PHPL include:

Basic Medical Factors
Basic Pre-Flight Facts
Helicopter Theory of Flight
Helicopter Performance
Basic Weight and Balance
Basic Aircraft Powerplant
Basic Flight Instrument
Basic Meteorology
Air Traffic Control and Communication
Civil Air Regulations
Basic Flight Regulation
Basic Flight Computer
Basic Air Navigation
Basic Radio Aids to Navigation

CAAP Minimum Required Flight Training Hours

40 hours of flight training time is the requirement, of which 20 must be dual instruction, 10 must be solo, and 10 may be either.