Commercial Pilot Course Commercial Pilot "You'll learn your Alpha Bravo Charlie's. You'll strap in. You'll take the controls. You'll impress¦ even yourself. The three stages in AFI™s Commercial Pilot Course are as follows: Stage One- Commercial Maneuvers and Regulations. Objective: Introduction to Commercial Maneuvers and Regulations. Its just like riding a bike, they say. Well, if you learned to ride that bike a certain way then you will probably ride it that way for the rest of your life. Old habits are hard to break and this is much the case in the Commercial Pilot Course. You would be surprised at how your eyes want to sneak back into the cockpit to scan those instruments. During this stage of training, you will learn how to look outside of the aircraft again. 5 new maneuvers will be introduced and the margin of error allowed in the performance of these maneuvers is minimal. You will also take a more in depth look at Aviation Regulations as they apply to you as a Commercial Pilot. Stage Two- Complex Aircraft. Objective: Build time and Experience in Complex Aircraft. In stage two, you will review commercial pilot maneuvers in a complex aircraft. You will also take this time (if you haven't done so in stage one) to build the flight time required by the Federal Aviation Administration for a Commercial Pilot, which is explained in further detail below. Stage Three- Flight Test. Objective: Prepare for the FAA Checkride! During stage three you will, once again, prepare for your checkride. A portion of your checkride will be performed on the ground followed by a flight in a Cessna 152 or 172. You will also need to complete a small flight in a complex aircraft to show competence in complex aircraft procedures. Some students prefer to perform the entire Checkride in a complex aircraft.