Pilot Ranking Summary & Certifications

Cal Air has been established as, and continues to be, an X-Plane based flight simulator Virtual Airline that promotes a realistic flight simulation experience. As such, we strive to achieve these goals by being innovative and flexible in order to provide our pilots with a near-realistic airline operations experience.

A pilot is certified to fly aircraft at one or more named privilege levels and, at each privilege level, rated to fly aircraft of specific categories. Privilege levels of pilot certificates are, in order of increasing privilege.

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General Aviation (GA) Private Pilot

The private pilot certificate is the certificate held by the majority of active pilots. It allows command of any aircraft (subject to appropriate ratings) for any non-commercial purpose, and gives almost unlimited authority to fly under visual flight rules (VFR). Passengers may be carried and flight in furtherance of a business is permitted; however, a private pilot may not be compensated in any way for services as a pilot.

Source: Wikipedia

General Aviation (GA) Commercial Pilot

A commercial pilot license (CPL), is a qualification that permits the holder to act as a pilot of an aircraft and be paid for his/her work. The basic requirements to obtain the license and the privileges it confers are agreed internationally by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). However the actual implementation varies quite widely from country to country. According to ICAO, to be eligible for a commercial pilot license, already hold a private pilot license, have received training in the areas of a commercial pilot.

Source: Wikipedia

Airline Transport Pilot (ATP)

An airline transport pilot (commonly called an "ATP") is tested to the highest level of piloting ability. The certificate is a prerequisite for acting as a flight crew-member in scheduled airline operations. The minimum pilot experience is 1,500 hours of flight time (1200 for Helicopters), 500 hours of cross-country flight time, 100 hours of night flight time, and 75 hours instrument operations time (simulated or actual).

Source: Wikipedia

1: General Aviation (GA) Private Pilot | 0 - 25 Hours

2: General Aviation (GA) Instrument Rated Pilot | 25 - 50 Hours

3: General Aviation (GA) Commercial Pilot | 50 - 75 Hours

4: Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) - First Officer | 75 - 125 Hours