Private Pilot
(Airplane Single-Engine Land)

FAA Minimum Requirements:
Total Time: 40 hours
Dual Time: 20 hours
          - 3 hours cross-country time
          - 3 hours night flight training, including...
                    > One cross-country over 100 nm total distance
                    > 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop involving a traffic pattern
          - 3 hours flight training solely by reference to instrument
          - 3 hours flight training within the preceding 60 days of the practical test
Solo Time: 10 hours
          - 5 hours cross-country, including...
                    > One cross-country of at least 150 nm total distance with full stop landings
                    at a minimum of 3 points and one segment of at least 50 nm
          - 3 takeoffs and 3 landings to a full stop at a controlled airport