625 

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.409 

§ 61.411

What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor 

certificate with a sport pilot rating? 

Use the following table to determine the experience you must have for each air-

craft category and class: 

If you are applying for a 
flight instructor certificate 
with a sport pilot rating 
for . . . 

Then you must log at least . . . 

Which must include at least . . . 

(a) Airplane category and 

single-engine class privi-
leges, 

(1) 150 hours of flight time as a pilot, ................

(i) 100 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in powered aircraft, 

(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a single-engine air-

plane, 

(iii) 25 hours of cross-country flight time, 
(iv) 10 hours of cross-country flight time in a 

single-engine airplane, and 

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in a single-engine airplane that is a light-sport 
aircraft. 

(b) Glider category privi-

leges, 

(1) 25 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in a glider, 100 flights in a glider, and 15 
flights as pilot in command in a glider that is 
a light-sport aircraft, or.

(2) 100 hours in heavier-than-air aircraft, 20 

flights in a glider, and 15 flights as pilot in 
command in a glider that is a light-sport air-
craft.

(c) Rotorcraft category and 

gyroplane class privi-
leges, 

(1) 125 hours of flight time as a pilot, ................

(i) 100 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in powered aircraft, 

(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a gyroplane, 
(iii) 10 hours of cross-country flight time, 
(iv) 3 hours of cross-country flight time in a gy-

roplane, and 

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in a gyroplane that is a light-sport aircraft. 

(d) Lighter-than-air category 

and airship class privi-
leges, 

(1) 100 hours of flight time as a pilot, ................

(i) 40 hours of flight time in an airship, 
(ii) 20 hours of pilot in command time in an air-

ship, 

(iii) 10 hours of cross-country flight time, 
(iv) 5 hours of cross-country flight time in an 

airship, and 

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in an airship that is a light-sport aircraft. 

(e) Lighter-than-air category 

and balloon class privi-
leges, 

(1) 35 hours of flight time as pilot-in-command, 

(i) 20 hours of flight time in a balloon, 
(ii) 10 flights in a balloon, and 

(iii) 5 flights as pilot in command in a balloon 

that is a light-sport aircraft. 

(f) Weight-shift-control air-

craft category privileges, 

(1) 150 hours of flight time as a pilot, ................

(i) 100 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in powered aircraft, 

(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a weight-shift-con-

trol aircraft, 

(iii) 25 hours of cross-country flight time, 
(iv) 10 hours of cross-country flight time in a 

weight-shift-control aircraft, and 

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in a weight-shift-control aircraft that is a light- 
sport aircraft. 

(g) Powered-parachute cat-

egory privileges, 

(1) 100 hours of flight time as a pilot, ................

(i) 75 hours of flight time as pilot in command in 

powered aircraft, 

(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a powered para-

chute, 

(iii) 15 hours of cross-country flight time, 
(iv) 5 hours of cross-country flight time in a 

powered parachute, and 

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in a powered parachute that is a light-sport 
aircraft. 

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