kpayne on VMOFRWIN702 with $$_JOB Section 61.129 14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition) of this part including at least 3 training flights in a glider with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test; and (ii) 5 solo flights in a glider on the areas of operation listed in Section 61.127(b)(6) of this part. (g) For an airship rating. A person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category and airship class rating must log at least 200 hours of flight time as a pilot, which includes at least the following hours: (1) 50 hours in airships. (2) Thirty hours of pilot in command flight time in airships or performing the duties of pilot in command in an airship with an authorized instructor aboard, which consists of - (i) 10 hours of cross-country flight time in airships; and (ii) 10 hours of night flight time in airships. (3) Forty hours of instrument time to include - (i) Instrument training using a viewlimiting device for attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking navigational systems; and (ii) Twenty hours of instrument flight time, of which 10 hours must be in flight in airships. (4) 20 hours of flight training in airships on the areas of operation listed in Section 61.127(b)(7) of this part, which includes at least - (i) Three hours in an airship with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test; (ii) One hour cross country flight in an airship in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 25 nautical miles from the point of departure; and (iii) One hour cross country flight in an airship in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 25 nautical miles from the point of departure. (5) 10 hours of flight training performing the duties of pilot in command with an authorized instructor on the areas of operation listed in Section 61.127(b)(7) of this part, which includes at least - (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 25 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). (h) For a balloon rating. A person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category and a balloon class rating must log at least 35 hours of flight time as a pilot, which includes at least the following requirements: (1) 20 hours in balloons; (2) 10 flights in balloons; (3) Two flights in balloons as the pilot in command; and (4) 10 hours of flight training that includes at least 10 training flights with an authorized instructor in balloons on the areas of operation listed in Section 61.127(b)(8) of this part, which consists of at least - (i) For a gas balloon - (A) Two training flights of 2 hours each in a gas balloon with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test; (B) 2 flights performing the duties of pilot in command in a gas balloon with an authorized instructor on the appropriate areas of operation; and (C) One flight involving a controlled ascent to 5,000 feet above the launch site. (ii) For a balloon with an airborne heater - (A) Two training flights of 1 hour each in a balloon with an airborne heater with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test; (B) Two solo flights in a balloon with an airborne heater on the appropriate areas of operation; and (C) One flight involving a controlled ascent to 3,000 feet above the launch site. 594 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:30 Jun 25, 2019 Jkt 247047 PO 00000 Frm 00604 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\14\14V2.TXT PC31