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authorized instructor on board. The training
must consist of the approved areas of operation under paragraph (d)(5) of section No. 4
of this appendix, and include - 
(1) One cross-country flight, if the training
is being performed in the State of Hawaii,
with landings at a minimum of three points,
and one segment of the flight consisting of a
straight-line distance of at least 150 nautical
miles;
(2) One cross-country flight, if the training
is being performed in a State other than Hawaii, with landings at a minimum of three
points, and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least
250 nautical miles; and
(3) 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10
takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing
involving a flight with a traffic pattern) at
an airport with an operating control tower.
(f) For a glider course: 5 solo flights in a
glider on the approved areas of operation in
paragraph (d)(6) of section No. 4 of this appendix.
(g) For a lighter-than-air airship course: 10
hours of flight training in an airship performing the duties of pilot in command
while under the supervision of a commercial
pilot with an airship rating. The training
must consist of the approved areas of operation in paragraph (d)(7) of section No. 4 of
this appendix and include at least - 
(1) One cross-country flight with landings
at a minimum of three points, and one segment of the flight consisting of a straightline distance of at least 25 nautical miles
from the original point of departure; and
(2) 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10
takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing
involving a flight with a traffic pattern).
(h) For a lighter-than-air balloon course: Two
solo flights if the course is for a hot air balloon rating, or, if the course is for a gas balloon rating, at least two flights in a gas balloon, while performing the duties of pilot in
command under the supervision of a commercial pilot with a balloon rating. The
training shall consist of the approved areas
of operation in paragraph (d)(8) of section
No. 4 of this appendix, in the kind of balloon
for which the course applies.
6. Stage checks and end-of-course tests. (a)
Each student enrolled in a commercial pilot
course must satisfactorily accomplish the
stage checks and end-of-course tests, in accordance 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
aircraft category and class rating for which
the course applies.
(b) Each student must demonstrate satisfactory proficiency prior to receiving an en-

dorsement to operate an aircraft in solo
flight.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16347, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 141-9, 62 FR 40909, July 30, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 141-10, 63 FR 20290, Apr.
23, 1998; Amdt. 141-12, 74 FR 42565, Aug. 21,
2009; Docket FAA-2015-1846, Amdt. 141-18, 81
FR 21461, Apr. 12, 2016; 83 FR 30283, June 27,
2018]

APPENDIX E TO PART 141 - AIRLINE
TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATION
COURSE
1. Applicability. This appendix prescribes
the minimum curriculum for an airline
transport pilot certification course under
this part, for the following ratings:
(a) Airplane single-engine.
(b) Airplane multiengine.
(c) Rotorcraft helicopter.
(d) Powered-lift.
2. Eligibility for enrollment. Before completing the flight portion of the airline
transport pilot certification course, a person
must meet the aeronautical experience requirements for an airline transport pilot certificate under part 61, subpart G of this chapter that is appropriate to the aircraft category and class rating for which the course
applies, and:
(a) Hold a commercial pilot certificate and
an instrument rating, or an airline transport
pilot certificate with instrument privileges;
(b) Meet the military experience requirements under Section 61.73 of this chapter to qualify
for a commercial pilot certificate and an instrument rating, if the person is a rated
military pilot or former rated military pilot
of an Armed Force of the United States; or
(c) Hold either a foreign airline transport
pilot license or foreign commercial pilot license and an instrument rating, if the person
holds a pilot license issued by a contracting
State to the Convention on International
Civil Aviation.
3. Aeronautical knowledge areas. (a) Each
approved course must include at least 40
hours of ground training on the aeronautical
knowledge areas listed in paragraph (b) of
this section, appropriate to the aircraft category and class rating for which the course
applies.
(b) Ground training must include the following aeronautical knowledge areas:
(1) Applicable Federal Aviation Regulations of this chapter that relate to airline
transport pilot privileges, limitations, and
flight operations;
(2) Meteorology, including knowledge of
and effects of fronts, frontal characteristics,
cloud formations, icing, and upper-air data;
(3) General system of weather and NOTAM
collection, dissemination, interpretation,
and use;

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