Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Helicopter Private Pilot Training
Tampa Bay Aviation · United States
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Helicopter
- Prepares for
- FAA Private Pilot Certificate, Rotorcraft-Helicopter
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Authority
- FAA
- Training framework
- Not stated
- Training base
- Base not specified by the source
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Flexible
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- Private helicopter training in a Robinson R22 Beta II or R44 Raven II; the page gives self-paced and accelerated schedules.
- Completion provides
- Preparation for the FAA knowledge test and practical test with a designated examiner.
- Still required
- Required knowledge test and an oral and practical flight test given by an FAA designated examiner.
- Approval scope
- The source does not say how this course relates to the school's approval.
A course completion certificate is not necessarily a pilot licence or rating. The licensing authority issues licences and ratings after its own requirements are met.
Entry requirements
- Minimum age
- 17 (as published)
- Prerequisites
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand English
- Hold a student or sport pilot certificate
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Private pilots are required to hold a third class medical or higher.
Only an official aeromedical assessment can establish medical fitness. This site does not decide eligibility.
Duration and hours
These figures answer different questions and must not be read as one another. Weather, aircraft availability, student progress, examinations and scheduling all affect real completion time.
Regulatory minimum
40 h flight time
Page states Part 61 minimum 40 hours and Part 141 minimum 35 hours.
Advertised package hours
- Flight: 40 h
- Dual: 30 h
- Ground: 20 h
- Estimate package basis: 40 aircraft hours, 30 instruction hours, 20 ground hours.
School-reported typical completion
60 h flight timePage says students average around 60 total hours.
- Calendar duration
- Not published
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Published prices
USD 17,325Estimated qualification packageprice date 16 October 2026
The school's estimate of the total for a qualification; actual cost depends on how many hours you need.
Estimate based on FAA minimum hours; page is undated and says the price is subject to change with hours needed.
- Aircraft:
- Robinson R22 Beta II
- Included aircraft hours:
- 40
- Included instructor hours:
- 30
- Ground instruction:
- Included
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not included
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Listed exclusions: Check ride and FAA written exam are marked '*Not paid to TBA'
Source: tampabayaviation.com/helicopter-private-pilot-training/
USD 28,525Estimated qualification packageprice date 16 October 2026
The school's estimate of the total for a qualification; actual cost depends on how many hours you need.
Estimate based on FAA minimum hours; page is undated and says the price is subject to change with hours needed.
- Aircraft:
- Robinson R44 Raven II
- Included aircraft hours:
- 40
- Included instructor hours:
- 30
- Ground instruction:
- Included
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not included
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Listed exclusions: Check ride and FAA written exam are marked '*Not paid to TBA'
Source: tampabayaviation.com/helicopter-private-pilot-training/
USD 320Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 16 October 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Hourly wet rate; instruction is additional.
- Aircraft:
- Robinson R22
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Included
- Rental basis:
- Wet (fuel included)
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
USD 585Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 16 October 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Hourly wet rate; instruction is additional.
- Aircraft:
- Robinson R44
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Included
- Rental basis:
- Wet (fuel included)
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Prices are shown in the original currency on the date given and are not converted. Hourly rates and package prices answer different questions and are not compared here. Check the school for current prices.
- Deposit and cancellation
- Not published
Authority records for this school and base
No authority record has been researched yet.
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.