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Article #35: What You Need to Pilot a Recreational Aircraft

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Piloting a recreational aircraft sounds engine with less than 180 horsepower and
like a lot of fun to many people, and it no more than four seats. Although there
is. However, you can't just go out and are a lot of regulations for a
fly a recreational aircraft. Instead, you recreational pilot's license there are
will need to have some pilot training also some significant benefits to having
first and receive your recreational pilot a recreational aircraft license.
certification. If you enjoy flying then One of them is that you are only required
all of these requirements will be to take 30 hours of training whereas a
enjoyable for you. Plus, you will truly private pilot's license requires 40
be prepared when you take flight on your hours. The benefit of this is that it
own. The following information will help saves you a lot of time and money. Plus,
you obtain your recreational pilot if you change your mind and want to
certification and give you a better upgrade to a private pilot's license one
understanding about what is involved. day you may do so simply by taking the 10
First of all, keep in mind that pilot hours of training that is necessary for a
training for recreational aircrafts is private pilot's license. This includes
not the same as a private pilot's communication with air traffic control as
license. A recreational pilot well as instrument flying.
certification allows the pilot to fly, Some additional regulations apply to
but he may not fly beyond a fifty mile achieving the recreational pilot
radius from the original airport. Another certification. This includes being at
regulation that recreational aircraft least 16 years of age and having a level
pilots should keep in mind is that flying three medical clearance, at the very
at night is not allowed. Flying in an least. Fluency and literacy in English is
area where communication with air traffic also a requirement.
control is necessary is also against Once you begin your pilot training you
regulations. will need a few things like a headset. A
A recreational pilot's license also means Telex headset or a Peltor headset are
that you can't fly over 10,000 feet. In good options for you. Flying can be very
emergency situations this would be loud and you want to protect your hearing
voided, but for general flying 10,000 while enjoying the flight, so using a
feet is the maximum. Also, recreational Telex headset or a Peltor headset will
flyers may only fly in good weather. You protect your hearing and allow you to
may only take one passenger along with truly enjoy your recreational flight.
you and your plane may only have a single






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