Commercial Pilot and Military Competence Requirements for Examinations
Age Requirements
For Military Competence the minimum age is 18; for all others it is 17
Acceptable Forms of Authorization
All Commercial Pilot Exams
- A certificate of graduation or statement of accomplishment certifying the satisfactory completion of the ground school portion of a course for the certificate or rating sought. The certificate or statement may be issued by an FAA-certified pilot school or an agency such as a high school, college, adult education program, Civil Air Patrol or ROTC flight training school.
- A written statement or logbook endorsement from an authorized ground or flight instructor certifying that the applicant completed an applicable ground training or home study course and is prepared for the knowledge test.
All Military Competence Exams
Requires no instructor endorsements or other form of written authorization.
All Commercial Pilot and Military Competence Exams
Failed test report, passing test report or expired test report provided the applicant still has the ORIGINAL test report in his possession.
Retesting
- Applicants retesting AFTER FAILURE are required to submit the applicable score report indicating failure, along with an endorsement from an authorized instructor who gave the applicant the additional training, and certifying the applicant is competent to pass the test. The original failed test report presented as authorization shall be retained by the proctor and attached to the applicable sign in/out log. The latest test taken will reflect the official score.
- Applicants retesting IN AN ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE A HIGHER PASSING SCORE may retake the same test for a better grade after 30 days. The latest test taken will reflect the official score. Applicants are required to submit the ORIGINAL applicable score report indicating previous passing score to the testing center prior to testing. Testing center personnel must collect and destroy this report prior to issuing the new test report.