Originally Posted by
Toonces
You are stuck getting a commercial ASEL. It's an added rating so the checkride will be a bit quicker. You should be able to knock it out in the minimum required hours - maybe 10-15
There will be no minimum required hours. Find a local flight school and get checked out in their Cessna/Archer/Katana, then have the instructor teach you the maneuvers. Go up on your own a couple times to practice. Like mentioned before it is a very simple checkride. Shouldn't cost you more than $1500 including the checkride.