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• Student pilots may not carry passengers.

Private Pilot Certification

• You must be at least 16 years of age to be eligible for a private pilot’s certificate.
• No medical certificate is required, but you must certify that you do not have any known medical defects that would prevent you from piloting a balloon.
• You must pass a written test that will cover:
  • FAA Regulations covering pilot privileges, limitations, and flight procedures.
  • Use of navigation charts.
  • Weather conditions & reports as they relate to ballooning.
  • Operating procedures with gas and hot air balloons.
• Instruction should have been received in ground handling and inflation, preflight checks, takeoff and ascents, descents and landings, and emergency procedures.
• Must have at least 10 hours of flight experience, of which 6 must have been under the supervision of an instructor. Flights must have included:
  • Tow flights of at least 30 minutes
  • One ascent to 3000 feet above takeoff point
  • One solo flight

Commercial Pilot Certification

• You must be at least 18 years of age.
• No medical certificate required, but you must certify that you do not have any known medical defects that would prevent you from piloting a balloon.
• You must pass a comprehensive written exam that encompasses all the material required for a Private Pilot Certificate, and additional operating procedures relating to commercial operations and requirements for flight instructors.
• Training for all procedures required for a Private Certification must be received from an authorized instructor, plus emergency recovery from a terminal velocity descent.
• Required 35 hours of flight time for a commercial certificate must include:
  • At least 35 hours of flight time as a pilot.
  • 20 hours of flight time in balloons.
  • 6 hours of flight time under the supervision of an instructor.
  • 2 solo flights.
  • 2 flights of at least one hour duration.
  • 1 flight to 5000 feet above the take off point.

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