New Pilot Checklist

• Determine your aviation goals
• Take a discovery flight
• Review FAA medical requirements
• Obtain your student pilot certificate
• Choose a flight school
• Understand training costs
• Schedule your first lesson

• Complete ground and knowledge training
• Complete required flight training
• Build solo flight experience
• Complete cross-country training
• Pass the FAA knowledge test
• Prepare for your practical test
• Complete your checkride

• Work with your CFI to complete your Student Pilot Certificate (IACRA) and TSA logbook endorsement.
• Upload your temporary certificate to Flight Schedule Pro (FSP), then upload the hard copy once it arrives.
• Complete MedExpress on the FAA website and keep your confirmation number.
• Schedule your medical exam with an AME. Talk with your CFI about which class of medical to get.
• Upload your medical to FSP.
• Enroll in a Private Pilot online ground school. When you finish, show your certificate to the front desk and upload it to FSP.
• You'll need both your student pilot certificate and your medical before you can solo.

• Required: logbook; renter insurance (Non-Owned Aircraft Damage Liability); FAR/AIM (digital copies are available, so ask your CFI); and the post-solo items, an E6B, a sectional plotter, and your local sectional chart.
• Recommended: Jeppesen Private Pilot textbook; the PHAK, Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FREE on the FAA website digital download) and Airplane Flying Handbook (FREE on the FAA website digital download); iPad with ForeFlight (includes a digital logbook); and an ASA Private Pilot test prep book -2023 version (Has all the written test questions with answers & explanations

You don't have to have everything figured out before you start. A discovery flight is a great place to experience flying, meet an instructor, and learn more about what your training could look like.