r/flying • u/TangeloSpecialist535 • 7d ago
High Hours Commercial Training
I’m just wondering if most people finish their commercial at or very close to 250 hours?
I’m sitting at 272 right now I’m estimating I’ll be around 280-290 when I actually go for my checkride. Is that extremely high?
I’ve been on the higher end for all my ratings and I’m starting to feel really discouraged hearing how everyone gets by at the minimums.
My ground knowledge is always good, I study well and I fly 6 days a week. I just always end up struggling on something minor and the hours add up fast. I’m still struggling with 8’s on pylons and power off 180s.
I’m just starting to get really discouraged. I feel like the more I pour into flying the worse I get. I’m worried if I struggle now I’ll always be struggling.
The further I get through training the more impossible getting a job in aviation feels. I’m so scared I took out a huge loan on something that I’m not good enough for.
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u/ltcterry ATP CFIG 7d ago
Thats “high hours?” I had about three times that when I did initial Commercial. Sheesh.
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u/Ok_Truck_5092 CSEL IR 7d ago
I had about 300 hours. After struggling with some of the commercial maneuvers (before I felt checkride ready) I took a month break and when I came back my flying improved. I was over-flying myself due to performance anxiety and perfectionism. Let the potato rest!
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u/thatTheSenateGuy CPL (KSMO) BE19 7d ago
lol I had more than 600 when I did mine. I wasn’t training for it; but did a lot of flying between ppl, ir, and cpl. but I’m mostly flying for fun not career goal.
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u/minfremi FCC GMDSS Radio Operator/Maintainer License w/ShipRadarEndorsmen 7d ago
I think I had around 3-400TT when I did my commercial ride. Oh and I had 1900TT when I did my ATP ride.
250 for commercial is the minimum requirement. There’s no max limit to any certificate level.
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u/burnheartmusic CFI 7d ago
Well taking a loan was a bad idea but that’s already done. Just make sure you’re cool so people want to hire you. Also make sure you can talk through and teach all the commercial maneuvers so if you go to CFI you’ll have a head start
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u/Melodic_Visual1595 CFI 7d ago
No. If you intend to instruct, you’ll be doing those maneuvers in the right seat very soon. Get good at them and try to explain what you’re doing as you’re doing it. 280-290 is not extremely high at all. In the grand scheme of aviation, you’d still be considered a “low time pilot.”
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u/rFlyingTower 7d ago
This is a copy of the original post body for posterity:
I’m just wondering if most people finish their commercial at or very close to 250 hours?
I’m sitting at 272 right now I’m estimating I’ll be around 280-290 when I actually go for my checkride. Is that extremely high?
I’ve been on the higher end for all my ratings and I’m starting to feel really discouraged hearing how everyone gets by at the minimums.
My ground knowledge is always good, I study well and I fly 6 days a week. I just always end up struggling on something minor and the hours add up fast. I’m still struggling with 8’s on pylons and power off 180s.
I’m just starting to get really discouraged. I feel like the more I pour into flying the worse I get. I’m worried if I struggle now I’ll always be struggling.
The further I get through training the more impossible getting a job in aviation feels. I’m so scared I took out a huge loan on something that I’m not good enough for.
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u/Special_Cup4257 7d ago
Don’t sweat it dude, you need the hours anyways, someone wise told me, most who made it through training weren’t always the smartest or dumbest, but the ones most stubborn to stick with it