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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition)
§ 61.129
(viii) Performance maneuvers;
(ix) Navigation;
(x) Emergency operations; and
(xi) Postflight procedures.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42558, Aug.
21, 2009]
§ 61.129
Aeronautical experience.
(a)
For an airplane single-engine rat-
ing. Except as provided in paragraph (i)
of this section, a person who applies for
a commercial pilot certificate with an
airplane category and single-engine
class rating must log at least 250 hours
of flight time as a pilot that consists of
at least:
(1) 100 hours in powered aircraft, of
which 50 hours must be in airplanes.
(2) 100 hours of pilot-in-command
flight time, which includes at least—
(i) 50 hours in airplanes; and
(ii) 50 hours in cross-country flight of
which at least 10 hours must be in air-
planes.
(3) 20 hours of training on the areas
of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(1) of
this part that includes at least—
(i) Ten hours of instrument training
using a view-limiting device including
attitude instrument flying, partial
panel skills, recovery from unusual
flight attitudes, and intercepting and
tracking navigational systems. Five
hours of the 10 hours required on in-
strument training must be in a single
engine airplane;
(ii) 10 hours of training in an airplane
that has a retractable landing gear,
flaps, and a controllable pitch pro-
peller, or is turbine-powered, or for an
applicant seeking a single-engine sea-
plane rating, 10 hours of training in a
seaplane that has flaps and a control-
lable pitch propeller;
(iii) One 2-hour cross country flight
in a single engine airplane in daytime
conditions that consists of a total
straight-line distance of more than 100
nautical miles from the original point
of departure;
(iv) One 2-hour cross country flight
in a single engine airplane in night-
time conditions that consists of a total
straight-line distance of more than 100
nautical miles from the original point
of departure; and
(v) Three hours in a single-engine air-
plane with an authorized instructor in
preparation for the practical test with-
in the preceding 2 calendar months
from the month of the test.
(4) Ten hours of solo flight time in a
single engine airplane or 10 hours of
flight time performing the duties of
pilot in command in a single engine
airplane with an authorized instructor
on board (either of which may be cred-
ited towards the flight time require-
ment under paragraph (a)(2) of this sec-
tion), on the areas of operation listed
under § 61.127(b)(1) that include—
(i) One cross-country flight of not
less than 300 nautical miles total dis-
tance, with landings at a minimum of
three points, one of which is a straight-
line distance of at least 250 nautical
miles from the original departure
point. However, if this requirement is
being met in Hawaii, the longest seg-
ment need only have a straight-line
distance of at least 150 nautical miles;
and
(ii) 5 hours in night VFR conditions
with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with
each landing involving a flight in the
traffic pattern) at an airport with an
operating control tower.
(b)
For an airplane multiengine rating.
Except as provided in paragraph (i) of
this section, a person who applies for a
commercial pilot certificate with an
airplane category and multiengine
class rating must log at least 250 hours
of flight time as a pilot that consists of
at least:
(1) 100 hours in powered aircraft, of
which 50 hours must be in airplanes.
(2) 100 hours of pilot-in-command
flight time, which includes at least—
(i) 50 hours in airplanes; and
(ii) 50 hours in cross-country flight of
which at least 10 hours must be in air-
planes.
(3) 20 hours of training on the areas
of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(2) of
this part that includes at least—
(i) Ten hours of instrument training
using a view-limiting device including
attitude instrument flying, partial
panel skills, recovery from unusual
flight attitudes, and intercepting and
tracking navigational systems. Five
hours of the 10 hours required on in-
strument training must be in a multi-
engine airplane;
(ii) 10 hours of training in a multien-
gine airplane that has a retractable
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