To obtain a pilot's license, the FAA Regulations require at least forty hours of flight time. This flight time is acquired in dual instruction with a certified flight instructor and solo flight time when you are the only occupant in the aircraft. Ten of these forty hours must be solo. 

Of the ten hours of solo time, five of these hours must be solo cross country time. To constitute as a cross country flight, the initial destination must be at least fifty nautical miles from the departure point. 

Included in the curriculum are three hours of night dual instruction and at least three hours of dual instruction in preparation for the private pilot check ride. This check ride is given by a FAA designated examiner and includes an oral test and a flight check. Upon satisfactory completion of the check ride, the examiner will issue a pilot's certificate, and you will then be a licensed pilot able to carry passengers.

A typical private pilot's curriculum begins, of course, with the first lesson. Initially, you will start with a preflight briefing with a flight instructor who will tell you what you will be doing on your first flight, how to visually inspect the interior and exterior of the aircraft prior to flight, how to perform the engine startup using checklists, and how to taxi the aircraft to the runway

Your first several flights will be to the designated practice area five miles east of Lakefront Airport. In these lessons you will learn the basic handling of the aircraft, how to fly straight and level, climb, descend, and make shallow and medium bank turns. You will learn how the airplane feels, how it responds, and how to control it smoothly. 

Having mastered these basics, you will begin to learn some elementary maneuvers such as slow flight, where you will explore the speed range of the aircraft. You will learn certain ground reference maneuvers such as flying rectangular patterns or S-turns across a road during which you will learn how the wind affects your track over the ground and what you must do to compensate for wind drift. 

At this point, you will have from four to seven hours of dual instruction and will be ready to enter the traffic pattern to work on takeoffs and landings. During this phase of flying you will learn to solo the aircraft and when the instructor decides you are ready, he will exit the aircraft and you will make your first solo takeoffs and landings. At this point you will have between eight and fifteen if teen hours of dual instruction. 

Prior to soloing the aircraft, you must obtain a FAA third class student medical issued by one of several FAA designated physicians throughout the area.  We ask the student to obtain this medical within the first few hours of training. Every pilot must also pass a FAA written exam prior to taking his check ride for the private license. Air Reldan, Inc. uses the Jeppesen private pilot ground school course, which consists of a manual of flight, a maneuvers manual, and associated workbooks. A series of three stage tests will be administered during the course of training to ensure your ground studying is progressing along with your flight training. These tests are not pass fail type, but are used mainly to ensure there are no gaps in your ground training. Any questions missed on the test will be reviewed by a flight instructor to ensure that you thoroughly understand the subject material. 

Prior to soloing you will have taken the first stage test which covers the first four chapters in the manual of flight. Once you solo, the next two flight lessons will be supervised solo where the instructor will fly with you for a few takeoffs and landings to be sure the wind conditions are suitable for soloing, and you will solo in the pattern for about an hour, practicing takeoffs and landings. At this point, you will have about two and a half to three hours of solo time. When you build to four or five hours of solo time, the instructor will then check you out in the practice area, reviewing the basic maneuvers you learned and introducing you to the advanced private maneuvers. He will check to make sure you can find your way back to the airport, enter the pattern, and land without any help. During this phase, you will take the second stage test which covers through chapter eight. You will then be allowed to make solo flights to the practice area and continue building solo time working on maneuvers and various types of takeoffs and landings. You will build to a total of nine hours of solo time and will begin preparing for the cross country phase.

Your first cross country flight will, of course, be dual with the instructor. This flight will generally include three stops; such as from Lakefront to Mobile, to Picayune, and return to Lakefront, about three hours of flight time. If everything goes well, you will then repeat this same cross country flight solo. You will also take the third stage test which covers the last four chapters of the manual of flight. This test will be followed by two final exams in preparation for the FAA written test. 

Having completed the first solo cross-country flight, you will make one more solo cross country flight totaling at least five hours of solo cross country, and a total of ten hours of solo flight time. By now you will have taken the actual FAA written test, which requires a minimum passing grade of seventy percent (there are sixty multiple choice questions on the exam). Having completed the cross country requirements, you will have three hours of dual night flight, including at least ten night takeoffs and landings. All that remains at this point is the final preparation for the check ride you will fly dual with the instructor as he prepares and fine tunes you for both the oral and flight light check. Once you pass the private pilot check ride, you will be a licensed private pilot able to carry passengers. 

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Private Pilot License

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A Demo flight is a 30 minute flight in a Cessna 172, that gives you the opportunity to see what it is like to pilot an aircraft.  You will fly in the left seat (the pilot's seat) and handle the controls with the assistance of an FAA certified flight instructor.  With his help, you will learn to fly the 4 basics of flight, straight and level, climbs, descents, and turns.  Then you will return to the airport where he will talk you through your first landing.  

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INTRODUCTORY 10 HOUR COURSE

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Air Reldan, Inc. offers a ten-hour introductory course. For $595.00, you will receive a pilots logbook, approximately three and a half hours of Ground Video training, three and a half hours of personal, one on one Ground School with a flight instructor, and three hours of actual flight training in a Cessna 172 aircraft. The ground and flight training you receive will count towards obtaining your private pilots license, and includes the aircraft, flight instructor, and pre & post-flight briefings in connection with these flights. Your flight instructor will log your flight time in your own pilot’s logbook. Please see the back for a detailed course description. 

This introductory course is designed to give you a chance to see if you like flying and would like to continue towards your pilot’s license. You will be given an option to purchase the ground school text course at the rate of $215, as opposed to the regular rate of $225.

This ten-hour course is an excellent opportunity for someone who has never flown, or someone with very little flying experience, to handle the controls of the aircraft and perform some basic flying maneuvers. During these lessons you will receive pre and post flight briefing before and after each flight, learn how to preflight the aircraft, fly the aircraft from the left seat, the pilots seat, learn to takeoff, climb and descend, fly straight and level, perform shallow and medium bank turns, and to use the throttle and flaps. You will also perform certain "ground reference" maneuvers at lower altitudes to see how the wind affects your track over the ground and learn how to correct for wind drift. We may even be able to talk you through landing the aircraft too (it's not as hard as you may think). 

If this sort of adventure is for you, or if you have been thinking about flying and really would like to give it a try, give us a call at (504) 241-9400 in New Orleans or (985) 893-0096 for the Northshore area. This is an excellent opportunity to start flying for a very reasonable price.

10 HOUR INTRODUCTORY COURSE OUTLINE

First Lesson

 Second Lesson  

 Third Lesson

10 Total Hours of Combined Ground, Video, and Flight Training.

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Air Reldan offers 3 different payment options to choose from.  The license may be obtained in as little as 40 hours and the following estimates based on the minimum 40 hours needed. Plus 2 hours for your FAA checkride.  These prices are based on student having rental insurance (see below*).

Private Pilot Package
for as low as $7495.00

PROFESSIONAL PILOT FLIGHT
TRAINING COURSES

Air Reldan, Inc. offers flight training for most pilot ratings in airplanes, both single engine and multiengine aircraft.  The following is a list of the courses offered which will lead to a career as a professional pilot in aviation.  The courses listed may be taken individually over a longer period of time, or they may be taken in an accelerated manner one right after the other, depending on how quickly you wish to complete the curriculum.  The following is a pricelist of the approximate cost for each course.  The cost of an individual course is not guaranteed, however the full packages listed below are guaranteed when purchased at the start of the course.

The individual course prices are listed two ways, first as minimum hours necessary and second, as full course prices.  Minimum course prices assume you already have the flight time necessary to qualify for the license or rating.  Full course prices include flight time necessary to acquire the minimum time necessary to qualify for the license.  For example, someone who starts towards his commercial license needs a total of 250 logged hours to qualify for the license.  If he already has the necessary logged hours, he need only complete the commercial maneuvers.  On the other hand, if he begins the course with only a total of 50 logged hours, then he will have to build additional hours to qualify for the license.  The cost for this will be listed as full course prices. In all cases, the fee charged by the written test and the examiner is paid by the student directly and is not figured into the price of the course. PACKAGES:  INDIVIDUAL   FULL COURSE 

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INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES

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FULL COURSE DISCOUNT PACKAGES

 Air Reldan offers the following discounts for courses which are PAID FOR IN FULL AT THE START OF THE COURSE.  The only additional cost to to the student is the examiner's fees which are paid directly to the examiner (written and flight).

These packages may be altered in an effort to accommodate the needs of the individual.  We realize that different people are at different phases of their flying career, and we will work with you to tailor any of the above courses into packages which will suit your individual needs.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.  We are open 7 days a week and are more than willing to answer any questions you may have.

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