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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.131 

(i) 

Permitted credit for use of a flight 

simulator or flight training device. 

(1) Ex-

cept as provided in paragraph (i)(2) of 
this section, an applicant who has not 
accomplished the training required by 
this section in a course conducted by a 
training center certificated under part 
142 of this chapter may: 

(i) Credit a maximum of 50 hours to-

ward the total aeronautical experience 
requirements for an airplane or pow-
ered-lift rating, provided the aero-
nautical experience was obtained from 
an authorized instructor in a full flight 
simulator or flight training device that 
represents that class of airplane or 
powered-lift category and type, if ap-
plicable, appropriate to the rating 
sought; and 

(ii) Credit a maximum of 25 hours to-

ward the total aeronautical experience 
requirements of this section for a heli-
copter rating, provided the aero-
nautical experience was obtained from 
an authorized instructor in a full flight 
simulator or flight training device that 
represents a helicopter and type, if ap-
plicable, appropriate to the rating 
sought. 

(2) An applicant who has accom-

plished the training required by this 
section in a course conducted by a 
training center certificated under part 
142 of this chapter may: 

(i) Credit a maximum of 100 hours to-

ward the total aeronautical experience 
requirements of this section for an air-
plane and powered-lift rating, provided 
the aeronautical experience was ob-
tained from an authorized instructor in 
a full flight simulator or flight train-
ing device that represents that class of 
airplane or powered-lift category and 
type, if applicable, appropriate to the 
rating sought; and 

(ii) Credit a maximum of 50 hours to-

ward the total aeronautical experience 
requirements of this section for a heli-
copter rating, provided the aero-
nautical experience was obtained from 
an authorized instructor in a full flight 
simulator or flight training device that 
represents a helicopter and type, if ap-
plicable, appropriate to the rating 
sought. 

(3) Except when fewer hours are ap-

proved by the FAA, an applicant for 
the commercial pilot certificate with 
the airplane or powered-lift rating who 

has completed 190 hours of aero-
nautical experience is considered to 
have met the total aeronautical experi-
ence requirements of this section, pro-
vided the applicant satisfactorily com-
pleted an approved commercial pilot 
course under part 142 of this chapter 
and the approved course was appro-
priate to the commercial pilot certifi-
cate and aircraft rating sought. 

(j) 

Technically advanced airplane. 

Un-

less otherwise authorized by the Ad-
ministrator, a technically advanced 
airplane must be equipped with an elec-
tronically advanced avionics system 
that includes the following installed 
components: 

(1) An electronic Primary Flight Dis-

play (PFD) that includes, at a min-
imum, an airspeed indicator, turn coor-
dinator, attitude indicator, heading in-
dicator, altimeter, and vertical speed 
indicator; 

(2) An electronic Multifunction Dis-

play (MFD) that includes, at a min-
imum, a moving map using Global Po-
sitioning System (GPS) navigation 
with the aircraft position displayed; 

(3) A two axis autopilot integrated 

with the navigation and heading guid-
ance system; and 

(4) The display elements described in 

paragraphs (j)(1) and (2) of this section 
must be continuously visible. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–101, 62 FR 16892, Apr. 8, 1997; Amdt. 
61–103, 62 FR 40904, July 30, 1997; Amdt. 61– 
104, 63 FR 20288, Apr. 23, 1998; Amdt. 61–124, 74 
FR 42558, Aug. 21, 2009; Amdt. 61–124A, 74 FR 
53645, Oct. 20, 2009; Amdt. 61–142, 83 FR 30278, 
June 27, 2018] 

§ 61.131

Exceptions to the night flying 

requirements. 

(a) Subject to the limitations of 

paragraph (b) of this section, a person 
is not required to comply with the 
night flight training requirements of 
this subpart if the person receives 
flight training in and resides in the 
State of Alaska. 

(b) A person who receives flight 

training in and resides in the State of 
Alaska but does not meet the night 
flight training requirements of this 
section: 

(1) May be issued a pilot certificate 

with the limitation ‘‘night flying pro-
hibited.’’ 

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