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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

Pt. 141, App. C 

listed in paragraph (d) of this section, appro-
priate to the instrument-aircraft category 
and class rating for which the course applies: 

(1) 35 hours of instrument training if the 

course is for an initial instrument rating. 

(2) 15 hours of instrument training if the 

course is for an additional instrument rat-
ing. 

(b) For the use of full flight simulators, 

flight training devices, or aviation training 
devices— 

(1) The course may include training in a 

full flight simulator, flight training device, 
or aviation training device, provided it is 
representative of the aircraft for which the 
course is approved, meets the requirements 
of this paragraph, and the training is given 
by an authorized instructor. 

(2) Credit for training in a full flight simu-

lator that meets the requirements of 
§ 141.41(a) cannot exceed 50 percent of the 
total flight training hour requirements of 
the course or of this section, whichever is 
less. 

(3) Credit for training in a flight training 

device that meets the requirements of 
§ 141.41(a), an advanced aviation training de-
vice that meets the requirements of 
§ 141.41(b), or a combination of these devices 
cannot exceed 40 percent of the total flight 
training hour requirements of the course or 
of this section, whichever is less. Credit for 
training in a basic aviation training device 
that meets the requirements of § 141.41(b) 
cannot exceed 25 percent of the total train-
ing hour requirements permitted under this 
paragraph. 

(4) Credit for training in full flight simula-

tors, flight training devices, and aviation 
training devices if used in combination, can-
not exceed 50 percent of the total flight 
training hour requirements of the course or 
of this section, whichever is less. However, 
credit for training in a flight training device 
or aviation training device cannot exceed 
the limitation provided for in paragraph 
(b)(3) of this section. 

(c) Each approved course must include the 

following flight training— 

(1) 

For an instrument airplane course: 

Instru-

ment training time from a certificated flight 
instructor with an instrument rating on the 
approved areas of operation in paragraph (d) 
of this section including at least one cross- 
country flight that— 

(i) Is in the category and class of airplane 

that the course is approved for, and is per-
formed under IFR; 

(ii) Is a distance of at least 250 nautical 

miles along airways or ATC-directed routing 
with one segment of the flight consisting of 
at least a straight-line distance of 100 nau-
tical miles between airports; 

(iii) Involves an instrument approach at 

each airport; and 

(iv) Involves three different kinds of ap-

proaches with the use of navigation systems. 

(2) 

For an instrument helicopter course: 

In-

strument training time from a certificated 
flight instructor with an instrument rating 
on the approved areas of operation in para-
graph (d) of this section including at least 
one cross-country flight that— 

(i) Is in a helicopter and is performed under 

IFR; 

(ii) Is a distance of at least 100 nautical 

miles along airways or ATC-directed routing 
with one segment of the flight consisting of 
at least a straight-line distance of 50 nau-
tical miles between airports; 

(iii) Involves an instrument approach at 

each airport; and 

(iv) Involves three different kinds of ap-

proaches with the use of navigation systems. 

(3) 

For an instrument powered-lift course: 

In-

strument training time from a certificated 
flight instructor with an instrument rating 
on the approved areas of operation in para-
graph (d) of this section including at least 
one cross-country flight that— 

(i) Is in a powered-lift and is performed 

under IFR; 

(ii) Is a distance of at least 250 nautical 

miles along airways or ATC-directed routing 
with one segment of the flight consisting of 
at least a straight-line distance of 100 nau-
tical miles between airports; 

(iii) Involves an instrument approach at 

each airport; and 

(iv) Involves three different kinds of ap-

proaches with the use of navigation systems. 

(d) Each course must include flight train-

ing on the areas of operation listed under 
this paragraph appropriate to the instru-
ment aircraft category and class rating (if a 
class rating is appropriate) for which the 
course applies: 

(1) Preflight preparation; 
(2) Preflight procedures; 
(3) Air traffic control clearances and proce-

dures; 

(4) Flight by reference to instruments; 
(5) Navigation systems; 
(6) Instrument approach procedures; 
(7) Emergency operations; and 
(8) Postflight procedures. 
5. 

Stage checks and end-of-course tests. 

Each 

student enrolled in an instrument rating 
course must satisfactorily accomplish the 
stage checks and end-of-course tests, in ac-
cordance with the school’s approved training 
course, consisting of the approved areas of 
operation listed in paragraph (d) of section 
No. 4 of this appendix that are appropriate to 
the aircraft category and class rating for 
which the course applies. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 141–9, 62 FR 40909, July 30, 1997; Amdt. 
141–12, 74 FR 42564, Aug. 21, 2009; Docket 
FAA–2015–1846, Amdt. 141–18, 81 FR 21460, 
Apr. 12, 2016] 

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