Commercial License

To be eligible for a commercial pilot certificate, a person must:

Be at least 18 years of age;
Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
Pass the required knowledge test (Find testing centers here)
Receive the required training
Meet the aeronautical experience requirements (Airplane license not
required)
Pass the required practical test
Hold at least a private pilot certificate

For a helicopter rating a person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate must
log at least 150 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:
(1) 100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in helicopters.
(2) 100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least--

(i) 35 hours in helicopters; and

(ii) 10 hours in cross-country flight in helicopters.

(3) 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in Sec. 61.127(b)(3) of this
part that includes at least--

(i) 10 hours of instrument training in an aircraft;

(ii) One cross-country flight of at least 2 hours in a helicopter in day VFR

conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical

miles from the original point of departure;

(iii) One cross-country flight of at least 2 hours in a helicopter in night VFR

conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical

miles from the original point of departure; and

(iv) 3 hours in a helicopter in preparation for the practical test within the 60-

day period preceding the date of the test.

(4) 10 hours of solo flight in a helicopter on the areas of operation listed in Sec.
61.127(b)(3) of this part, which includes at least--

(i) One cross-country flight with landings at a minimum of three points, with

one segment consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles

from the original point of departure; and

(ii) 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with

each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern).