250h is not a lot of time for a CPL. You only need 40 for a PPL. Once you have a PPL, you&#x27;re really only talking about another $27,000 or so in rentals, plus the check ride.<p>My current instructor had almost 100 hours of solo time before he went for his PPL check ride, specifically because he understood how dangerous it was, and he wanted to know he was ready before bringing his friends up in the air.<p>If you want to make the argument that the FAA should revisit the Part 119 Air Carrier Certificate requirement for CPLs, I don&#x27;t see a problem with that, but I do see a lot of issues with letting a 60-hour PPL fly a family of three across the country.