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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.65 

(i) Three hours of instrument flight 

training from an authorized instructor 
in a helicopter that is appropriate to 
the instrument-helicopter rating with-
in 2 calendar months before the date of 
the practical test; and 

(ii) Instrument flight training on 

cross country flight procedures, includ-
ing one cross country flight in a heli-
copter with an authorized instructor 
that is performed under instrument 
flight rules and a flight plan has been 
filed with an air traffic control facil-
ity, and involves— 

(A) A flight of 100 nautical miles 

along airways or by directed routing 
from an air traffic control facility; 

(B) An instrument approach at each 

airport; and 

(C) Three different kinds of ap-

proaches with the use of navigation 
systems. 

(f) 

Aeronautical experience for the in-

strument-powered-lift rating. A person 
who applies for an instrument-powered- 
lift rating must have logged: 

(1) Except as provided in paragraph 

(g) of this section, 50 hours of cross- 
country flight time as pilot in com-
mand, of which 10 hours must have 
been in a powered-lift; and 

(2) Forty hours of actual or simu-

lated instrument time in the areas of 
operation listed under paragraph (c) of 
this section, of which 15 hours must 
have been received from an authorized 
instructor who holds an instrument- 
powered-lift rating, and the instrument 
time includes: 

(i) Three hours of instrument flight 

training from an authorized instructor 
in a powered-lift that is appropriate to 
the instrument-powered-lift rating 
within 2 calendar months before the 
date of the practical test; and 

(ii) Instrument flight training on 

cross country flight procedures, includ-
ing one cross country flight in a pow-
ered-lift with an authorized instructor 
that is performed under instrument 
flight rules, when a flight plan has 
been filed with an air traffic control fa-
cility, that involves— 

(A) A flight of 250 nautical miles 

along airways or by directed routing 
from an air traffic control facility; 

(B) An instrument approach at each 

airport; and 

(C) Three different kinds of ap-

proaches with the use of navigation 
systems. 

(g) An applicant for a combined pri-

vate pilot certificate with an instru-
ment rating may satisfy the cross- 
country flight time requirements of 
this section by crediting: 

(1) For an instrument-airplane rating 

or an instrument-powered-lift rating, 
up to 45 hours of cross-country flight 
time performing the duties of pilot in 
command with an authorized instruc-
tor; or 

(2) For an instrument-helicopter rat-

ing, up to 47 hours of cross-country 
flight time performing the duties of 
pilot in command with an authorized 
instructor. 

(h) 

Use of flight simulators or flight 

training devices. If the instrument time 
was provided by an authorized instruc-
tor in a flight simulator or flight train-
ing device— 

(1) A maximum of 30 hours may be 

performed in that flight simulator or 
flight training device if the instrument 
time was completed in accordance with 
part 142 of this chapter; or 

(2) A maximum of 20 hours may be 

performed in that flight simulator or 
flight training device if the instrument 
time was not completed in accordance 
with part 142 of this chapter. 

(i) 

Use of an aviation training device. A 

maximum of 10 hours of instrument 
time received in an aviation training 
device may be credited for the instru-
ment time requirements of this section 
if— 

(1) The device is approved and au-

thorized by the FAA; 

(2) An authorized instructor provides 

the instrument time in the device; 

(3) No more than 10 hours of instru-

ment time in a flight simulator or 
flight training device was credited for 
the instrument time requirements of 
this section; 

(4) A view-limiting device was worn 

by the applicant when logging instru-
ment time in the device; and 

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