Professional Pilot Program

The Professional program is a comprehensive curriculum specifically designed for a student to earn a total of five FAA certificates and ratings. The Professional Pilot Program includes the Private, Commercial, Instrument, Certified Flight Instructor, and Certified Instrument Instructor ratings and can optionally include External Load, High-Density Altitude, Mountain and Valley, Class B, Offshore, and the Robinson training courses. This program prepares the student for their first job as flight instructors and professional helicopter pilots.

The following are average hours:

• 200 flight hours (175 R22/ 25 R44)
• 20 simulator hours
• 280 ground training hours
• 500 hours Total

To obtain a certificate or rating upon completion of each course, the student must meet FAA mandated levels of performance and pass the appropriate check ride with an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner. All flight and ground time is billed per hour. MLH defines a clock hour as 60 minutes. Please visit the MLH website for current hourly rates.

Required to receive a certificate of completion for the Professional Pilot Program:

• Private Certificate
• Commercial Certificate
• Certified Flight Instructor/Instrument Instructor (CFI/CFI-I)
• Instrument Rating (IFR)

Please Note
The following listed times are the minimums required per the FAA. Actual flight time accrued depends on Student’s progress and readiness for the actual flight test. Contact us with details for a fair quote including average ground time. We recommend our students to combine Commercial and CFI ratings for time efficiency if they are enrolled in the Professional Pilot Program.