Private
|
| Total (FAR Part 61) |
40 hours |
| Dual |
20 hours |
| Cross Country |
3 hours |
| Night |
3 hours (including 10 takeoffs and landings) |
| Simulated Instrument |
3 hours |
| Flight test prep. |
3 hours |
| Solo |
20 hours |
| In airplanes |
10 hours |
| Cross Country |
10 hours |
Instrument
|
| FAR part 61.65 |
| Cross Country |
50 hours PIC (at least 10 of which is in an airplane for the instrument rating) |
| Actual/Simulated Instrument |
40 hours to include the following: |
| Instrument Flight Training |
15 hours |
| Flight test prep |
3 hours (within 60 days of test) |
|
At least one Cross Country flight under IFR to include 250 nautical
miles with an instrument approach at each airport using three different kinds of
approaches with the use of navigation systems
|
Commercial
|
| Total (FAR Part 61) |
250 hours |
| Ground Trainer maximum |
50 hours |
| Powered Aircraft |
100 hours |
| In airplanes |
50 hours |
| Dual |
50 hours |
| Complex airplane |
10 hours |
| Instrument Instruction |
10 hours |
| In airplanes |
5 hours |
| Flight test prep |
10 hours |
| PIC |
100 hours |
| In airplanes |
50 hours |
| Cross Country |
50 hours |
| Night |
5 hours |