Receive and log ground training from an authorized instructor or complete a home-study course. Subjects include:

a. FARs
b. NTSB Part 830
c. Aerodynamics
d. Aviation weather
e. Operation of aircraft
f. Weight and balance
g. Performance charts
h. Effects of exceeding limitations
i. VFR charts
j. Navigation facilities
k. Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)
l. Aircraft systems
m. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations in the airplane
n. Night and high-altitude operations
o. National airspace system

Accumulate flight experience (FAR 61.129). You must log at least 250 hr. of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:

a. 100 hr. in powered aircraft, of which 50 hr. must be in airplanes

b. 100 hr. as pilot in command flight time, which includes at least:

1. 50 hr. in airplanes

2. 50 hr. in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hr. must be in airplanes c. 20 hr. of training in the areas of operation listed below, including at least:

1. 10 hr. of instrument training of which at least 5 hr. must be in a single-engine airplane

2. 10 hr. of training in an airplane that has a retractable landing gear, flaps, and controllable pitch propeller, or is turbine-powered

3. One cross-country flight of at least 2 hr. in a single-engine airplane in day-VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 NM from the original point of departure

4. One cross-country flight of at least 2 hr. in a single-engine airplane in night-VFR conditions, consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 100 NM from the original point of departure

5. 3 hr. in a single-engine airplane in preparation for the practical test within the 60 days preceding the test d. 10 hr. of solo flight in a single-engine airplane training in the areas of operation required for a single-engine rating, which includes at least:

1. One cross-country flight of not less than 300 NM total distance, with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 NM from the original departure point

Demonstrate flight proficiency (FAR 61.127). You must receive and log training, and obtain a logbook sign-off (endorsement) from your CFI on the following areas of operation:

a. Preflight preparation
b. Preflight procedures
c. Airport and seaplane base operations
d. Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds
e. Performance maneuvers
f. Ground reference maneuvers
g. Navigation
h. Slow flight and stalls
i. Emergency operations
j. High-altitude operations
k. Postflight procedures