PPL Requirements Tracker (61.109)
PPL Requirements Tracker (61.109) — log qualifying flights and watch each requirement line fill toward your checkride, privately in your browser.
Requirement: the private certificate requires 40 hours minimum: 20 dual including specific night/instrument/XC training, plus the 10-hour solo block.
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⚠️ Not for operational decisions. This is a record-keeping and planning aid only — not certified avionics, not a source of regulatory truth. Always verify against official sources (FAA) and your operator's approved documents before flying.
Free ppl requirements tracker (61.109): log each training flight against the requirement bucket it fills and see your remaining gap to the checkride — every 61.109 aeronautical-experience line with hours remaining.
About PPL Requirements Tracker (61.109)
the private certificate requires 40 hours minimum: 20 dual including specific night/instrument/XC training, plus the 10-hour solo block. Most training delays aren't flying problems — they're bookkeeping problems discovered late: a sub-requirement everyone assumed was complete turns out short when the examiner's paperwork is being assembled. This tracker prevents that by making every flight declare which bucket it fills (every 61.109 aeronautical-experience line with hours remaining). The totals stay live, the 30-day tile shows your training tempo, and the CSV export gives your instructor the same picture you have. Students who arrive at checkride scheduling with this record complete schedule once; the alternative often reschedules twice.
How to use PPL Requirements Tracker (61.109)
- 1Log each flight and tag which requirement bucket it fills.
- 2Review totals against the requirement before each lesson block.
- 3Export the record when scheduling your checkride paperwork.
Why use PPL Requirements Tracker (61.109)?
- ✓Tracks the actual requirement: the private certificate requires 40 hours minimum
- ✓Bucket-tagged flights make every sub-requirement's progress visible
- ✓30-day tempo tile shows whether your training pace is decaying
- ✓CSV export aligns you and your CFI on what remains
- ✓Browser-private and free — your training file stays yours
Frequently asked questions
What are the hardest 61.109 sub-requirements to complete?+
Students rarely miss the 40-hour total — they miss the specifics: the 3 hours of night dual including a 100 nm night XC and 10 night landings, the 3 hours of hood time, and the 150 nm solo XC with its three-point landing structure. Tracking each line separately (as this tool does) lets you and your CFI schedule the awkward ones — night XC weather windows especially — before they become the last thing between you and a checkride date.
Why do students discover missing requirements so late?+
Because school records track lessons while the regulation tracks categories of experience, and the two drift: a night flight logged without the XC tag, hood time without the instructor's name, a 'cross-country' that doesn't meet the distance definition. Tagging each flight against the regulation's own buckets at logging time — not at checkride-prep time — collapses that drift to zero.
Does this replace my official logbook for the checkride?+
No — examiners verify your endorsed paper or certified electronic logbook. This is the planning layer that makes sure the official record will SURVIVE that verification: complete buckets, no surprises. Bring both: the logbook as evidence, this export as the index that lets you answer 'show me your night cross-country' in five seconds.
Is this tool private — who can see my entries?+
Only you. Entries live in your browser's local storage and never leave your device, so there is no account, no cloud sync and no one else with access. Because the data is device-local, remember to export a CSV backup before clearing browser data or switching computers.
Can I export my records for an audit or examiner?+
Yes — one click exports your complete training progress record as a CSV file that opens in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers. The export preserves every column exactly as entered, so you can print it, attach it to an application, or hand it to an examiner, inspector or insurance underwriter as a supporting summary alongside your official records.
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