Private pilot
A private pilot is the holder of a private pilot license. With an FAA-issued private pilot license (PPL), a person is able to fly US registered aircraft that meet the same aircraft category and class that their private pilot license designates. Private pilots are not permitted to profit from any flight (except as denoted in [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title14-vol2/xml/CFR-2014-title14-vol2-sec61-113.xml 14 CFR 61.113). In order to be compensated for flight services, a person must hold a commercial pilot license.