Commercial Helicopter License Tips: To obtain your Commercial Rotorcraft License, the FAA requires the pilot to have a minimum of 150 hours of flight time, and 100 of those hours must be PIC (Pilot in Command) time.

Commercial Helicopter License Tips: Pilot in Command time is accumulated by flying solo and acting as the pilot of your helicopter AFTER you attain your Private License. Even if you are receiving flight instruction at the time; the hours toward PIC count as long as you are registered as the acting pilot of your aircraft.

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How to become a flight instructor: There is an additional examination, however, that is meant to determine whether you are familiar with the instruction process, so you will have to take courses, or study independently, to prepare for that. You will typically also need to pass an oral exam and a flight test as a condition for earning a flight instructor certificate.