If you are going to fly for pay, you need the commercial rating. Most of the rating can be done on your own.

JNM, inc. uses the Cessna 172 for most of the commercial training. The balance is done in a retractable gear single engine airplane.

With a commercial rating you can:

• Fly passengers locally for pay.


• Fly corporate airplanes for pay.


• Continue on to higher ratings such as Flight Instructor or Airline Transport Pilot

• Total Flight Experience: 250 hours minimum
  


• Pilot in Command (PIC) Experience: 100 hours minimum
  


• Airplane (PIC) Flight Experience: 50 hours minimum
  


• Night Flight Solo Experience: 5 hours with 10 landings at a controlled field.
  


• Cross Country Solo Experience: One flight of at least 300 nautical miles.
  

• Instrument Training: 10 hours or completion of instrument rating.
  


• Complex Airplane Training: 10 hours
  


• Day Cross Country Training: 2 hours
  


• Night Cross Country Training: 2 hours
  


• Check Ride Preparation: 3 hours
  

Q. How long does it take to become a commercial pilot?
A. The total time depends upon how much you can fly. It is not unreasonable to expect to finish a commercial rating for single-engine land airplanes in under a year if you can stay reasonably active. A total of 250 flight hours is required for a single engine commercial rating.

Q. I want to fly corporate jets - how do I get there?
A. It all starts with the initial ratings (private, instrument, commercial). From there you can progress to multi-engine airplanes. Many people obtain an instructor rating and instruct others to both hone their own skills and acquire flight time while getting paid.