Learn to Fly with SoCal Flying Club

SoCal Flying Club proudly serves the Southern California region with highly trained FAA Certified Flight Instructors, each qualified for training in advanced G1000 Aircraft.

AIRPLANE

Private Pilot

Fly anywhere in the U.S. with your private pilot certificate! With this rating, pilots can fly day or night with relatively good visibility.

This training teaches you the fundamentals of flight and solid maneuvers. This is the perfect license for those who want to take command of their travel plans and fly to Vegas, San Francisco and more.

Prerequisites

Be at least 17 years old
Read, write, speak, and understand English
Hold a 3rd Class Medical Certificate

Requirements

Minimum of 40 hours of flight time
20 hours of dual flight time
3 Hours cross country
3 Hours instrument
3 Hours at night
1 night cross country over 100 nm
10 night takeoffs and landings
3 Hours of checkride prep
10 of solo flight time
5 Hours solo cross country
1 solo cross country > 150 nm with 3 landings
Pass written exam (minimum score of 70%)
Practical exam "checkride" with FAA Designated Pilot Examiner

Instrument Rating

Once you’ve earned your private pilot license, you can take the next step and earn your instrument rating, allowing you to fly during IFR conditions.

Prerequisites

Hold a private pilot license

Requirements

50 Hours of cross country "Pilot in Command" flight time
Min 10 hours in the airplane
40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time
Minimum of 15 Hours received from an Instrument Rated Instructor
Minimum of 3 Hours of instrument flight training from an instructor within 2 calendar months before practical exam
Min 1 IFR cross country Flight with flight plan filed with ATC
Flight must be at least 250 nm along Airways or by direct routing from ATC
Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation system
Instrument approach at each airport
Pass written exam (minimum score of 70%)
Practical exam "checkride" with FAA Designated Pilot Examiner

Commercial Rating

Looking to make a career out of flying? With your commercial rating, you’re one step closer to becoming an airline pilot, flight instructor, charter pilot, and so much more. This rating allows you to be compensated for flying.

Prerequisites

Hold a private pilot license
Have an instrument rating (Restrictions to commercial privileges apply if you do not have an instrument rating)

Requirements

Minimum of 250 hours of flight time
100 hours of Pilot-In-Command
50 hours cross country
20 hours of training which includes:
- 10 hours of instrument training
- 10 hours of training in a complex airplane
One 2-hour cross country flight in daytime conditions that consist of a total straight line distance of more than 100 nm
One 2-hour cross country flight in nighttime conditions that consist of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nm
3 hours checkride prep
10 hours solo or 10 hours as PIC with a CFI
One Cross Country not less than 300 nm total distance with a minimum of 3 landings, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 nautical miles from original departure point.
5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings at a controlled airport.
Pass written exam (minimum score of 70%)
Practical exam "checkride" with FAA Designated Pilot Examiner

Multi-Engine

Prerequisites

At least 17 years old by the time of your “FAA Checkride”
Be able to read, speak, write and understand English

Requirements

Depends on the certification sought

Certified Flight Instructor (CFI, CFII, MEI)

Prerequisites

At least 18 years old by the time of your “FAA Checkride”
Be able to read, speak, write and understand English
Hold at least a Commercial Pilot Certificate
Hold an Instrument Rating
Must have logged at least 15 hours total flight time as a pilot in command in the aircraft to be taught in
Have received “Spin Awareness” training from an authorized instructor

Requirements

Exams Required for Certification
- 2 Knowledge Tests
- FAA Checkride

Airline Transportation Pilot (ATP)

Prerequisites

At least 23 years old by the time of your “FAA Checkride”
Be able to read, speak, write and understand English
Hold at least a Commercial Pilot Certificate with an Instrument rating

Requirements

Must have logged at least 1,500 hours total flight time as a pilot, consisting of at least:
- 500 hours of cross-country flight time
- 100 hours of night flight time
- 50 hours of flight time in class of airplane for rating sought
Exams Required for Certification
- Knowledge Test
- FAA Checkride

HELICOPTER

Private Pilot

Fly anywhere in the U.S. with your private pilot certificate! With this rating, pilots can fly day or night with relatively good visibility.

Prerequisites

Be at least 17 years old
Read, write, speak, and understand English
Hold a 3rd Class Medical Certificate

Requirements

at least 40 hours of flight time that includes at least 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training
3 hours of cross-country flight training in a helicopter;
Except as provided in § 61.110 of this part, 3 hours of night flight training in a helicopter that includes—
(i) One cross-country flight of over 50 nautical miles total distance; and
(ii) 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport.
3 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor in a helicopter in preparation for the practical test, which must have been performed within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test; and
10 hours of solo flight time in a helicopter, consisting of at least—
(i) 3 hours cross-country time;
(ii) One solo cross country flight of 100 nautical miles total distance, with landings at three points, and one segment of the flight being a straight-line distance of more than 25 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations; and
(iii) Three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower.

Instrument Rating

Once you’ve earned your private pilot license, you can take the next step and earn your instrument rating, allowing you to fly during IFR conditions.

Prerequisites

Hold a private pilot license.

Requirements

50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in a helicopter
40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation listed under paragraph (c) of this section, of which 15 hours must have been with an authorized instructor who holds an instrument-helicopter rating, and the instrument time includes:
(i) Three hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in a helicopter that is appropriate to the instrument-helicopter rating within 2 calendar months before the date of the practical test; and
(ii) Instrument flight training on cross country flight procedures, including one cross country flight in a helicopter with an authorized instructor that is performed under instrument flight rules and a flight plan has been filed with an air traffic control facility, and involves—
· flight of 100 nautical miles along airways or by directed routing from an air traffic control facility;
· An instrument approach at each airport; and
· Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.

Commercial Rating

Looking to make a career out of flying? With your commercial rating, you’re one step closer to becoming a professional pilot, flight instructor, charter pilot, and so much more. This rating allows you to be compensated for flying.

Prerequisites

Hold a private pilot license
Have an instrument rating (Restrictions to commercial privileges apply if you do not have an instrument rating)

Requirements

100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in helicopters.
100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least—
(i) 35 hours in helicopters; and
(ii) 10 hours in cross-country flight in helicopters.
20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(3) of this part that includes at least—
(i) Five hours on the control and maneuvering of a helicopter solely by reference to instruments using a view-limiting device including attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking navigational systems. This aeronautical experience may be performed in an aircraft, full flight simulator, flight training device, or an aviation training device;
(ii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a helicopter in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
(iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a helicopter in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and
(iv) Three hours in a helicopter with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test.
Ten hours of solo flight time in a helicopter or 10 hours of flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a helicopter with an authorized instructor on board (either of which may be credited towards the flight time requirement under paragraph (c)(2) of this section), on the areas of operation listed under § 61.127(b)(3) that includes—
(i) One cross-country flight with landings at a minimum of three points, with one segment consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and
(ii) 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern).