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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.129 

flight time requirement under para-
graph (d)(2) of this section), on the 
areas of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(4) 
that includes— 

(i) One cross-country flight with 

landings at a minimum of three points, 
with one segment consisting of a 
straight-line distance of at least 50 
nautical miles from the original point 
of departure; and 

(ii) 5 hours in night VFR conditions 

with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with 
each landing involving a flight in the 
traffic pattern). 

(e) 

For a powered-lift rating. 

Except as 

provided in paragraph (i) of this sec-
tion, a person who applies for a com-
mercial pilot certificate with a pow-
ered-lift category rating must log at 
least 250 hours of flight time as a pilot 
that consists of at least: 

(1) 100 hours in powered aircraft, of 

which 50 hours must be in a powered- 
lift. 

(2) 100 hours of pilot-in-command 

flight time, which includes at least— 

(i) 50 hours in a powered-lift; and 
(ii) 50 hours in cross-country flight of 

which 10 hours must be in a powered- 
lift. 

(3) 20 hours of training on the areas 

of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(5) of 
this part that includes at least— 

(i) Ten hours of instrument training 

using a view-limiting device including 
attitude instrument flying, partial 
panel skills, recovery from unusual 
flight attitudes, and intercepting and 
tracking navigational systems. Five 
hours of the 10 hours required on in-
strument training must be in a pow-
ered-lift; 

(ii) One 2-hour cross country flight in 

a powered-lift in daytime conditions 
that consists of a total straight-line 
distance of more than 100 nautical 
miles from the original point of depar-
ture; 

(iii) One 2-hour cross country flight 

in a powered-lift in nighttime condi-
tions that consists of a total straight- 
line distance of more than 100 nautical 
miles from the original point of depar-
ture; and 

(iv) 3 hours in a powered-lift with an 

authorized instructor in preparation 
for the practical test within the pre-
ceding 2 calendar months from the 
month of the test. 

(4) Ten hours of solo flight time in a 

powered-lift or 10 hours of flight time 
performing the duties of pilot in com-
mand in a powered-lift with an author-
ized instructor on board (either of 
which may be credited towards the 
flight time requirement under para-
graph (e)(2) of this section, on the areas 
of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(5) that 
includes— 

(i) One cross-country flight of not 

less than 300 nautical miles total dis-
tance with landings at a minimum of 
three points, one of which is a straight- 
line distance of at least 250 nautical 
miles from the original departure 
point. However, if this requirement is 
being met in Hawaii the longest seg-
ment need only have a straight-line 
distance of at least 150 nautical miles; 
and 

(ii) 5 hours in night VFR conditions 

with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with 
each landing involving a flight in the 
traffic pattern) at an airport with an 
operating control tower. 

(f) 

For a glider rating. 

A person who 

applies for a commercial pilot certifi-
cate with a glider category rating must 
log at least— 

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

a glider and that flight time must in-
clude at least 100 flights in a glider as 
pilot in command, including at least— 

(i) Three hours of flight training in a 

glider with an authorized instructor or 
10 training flights in a glider with an 
authorized instructor on the areas of 
operation listed in § 61.127(b)(6) of this 
part, including at least 3 training 
flights in a glider with an authorized 
instructor in preparation for the prac-
tical test within the preceding 2 cal-
endar months from the month of the 
test; and 

(ii) 2 hours of solo flight that include 

not less than 10 solo flights in a glider 
on the areas of operation listed in 
§ 61.127(b)(6) of this part; or 

(2) 200 hours of flight time as a pilot 

in heavier-than-air aircraft and at 
least 20 flights in a glider as pilot in 
command, including at least— 

(i) Three hours of flight training in a 

glider or 10 training flights in a glider 
with an authorized instructor on the 
areas of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(6) 

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