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Step 5 · Private Pilot

Student Pilot Certificate

Required before you solo. Your CFI or school submits it through IACRA.

Requirement cited in the tracker

Age 16+ for airplanes (14 CFR 61.83)

Previous: Pick your path & financingNext: Private Pilot knowledge test (PAR)

Questions

What is the Student Pilot Certificate step?

Required before you solo. Your CFI or school submits it through IACRA.

What requirement is cited for Student Pilot Certificate?

Age 16+ for airplanes (14 CFR 61.83)

What comes before and after Student Pilot Certificate?

Before this: Pick your path & financing. After this: Private Pilot knowledge test (PAR). The quiz can move cadet applications earlier when a program will not take you past a private certificate.