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§ 61.163 

hours of total time as a pilot that in-
cludes at least: 

(1) 500 hours of cross-country flight 

time; 

(2) 100 hours of night flight time, of 

which 15 hours are in helicopters; 

(3) 200 hours of flight time in heli-

copters, which includes at least 75 
hours as a pilot in command, or as sec-
ond in command performing the duties 
of a pilot in command under the super-
vision of a pilot in command, or any 
combination thereof; and 

(4) 75 hours of instrument flight time 

in actual or simulated instrument me-
teorological conditions, of which at 
least 50 hours are obtained in flight 
with at least 25 hours in helicopters as 
a pilot in command, or as second in 
command performing the duties of a 
pilot in command under the super-
vision of a pilot in command, or any 
combination thereof. 

(b) Training in a full flight simulator 

or flight training device may be cred-
ited toward the instrument flight time 
requirements of paragraph (a)(4) of this 
section, subject to the following: 

(1) Training in a full flight simulator 

or a flight training device must be ac-
complished in a full flight simulator or 
flight training device that represents a 
rotorcraft. 

(2) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b)(3) of this section, an applicant may 
receive credit for not more than a total 
of 25 hours of simulated instrument 
time in a full flight simulator and 
flight training device. 

(3) A maximum of 50 hours of train-

ing in a full flight simulator or flight 
training device may be credited toward 
the instrument flight time require-
ments of paragraph (a)(4) of this sec-
tion if the aeronautical experience is 
accomplished in an approved course 
conducted by a training center certifi-
cated under part 142 of this chapter. 

(c) Flight time logged under 

§ 61.159(c) may be counted toward the 
1,200 hours of total time as a pilot re-
quired by paragraph (a) of this section 
and the flight time requirements of 
paragraphs (a)(1), (2), and (4) of this 
section, except for the specific heli-
copter flight time requirements. 

(d) An applicant who credits time 

under paragraph (c) of this section is 
issued an airline transport pilot certifi-

cate with the limitation, ‘‘Holder does 
not meet the pilot in command aero-
nautical experience requirements of 
ICAO,’’ as prescribed under Article 39 
of the Convention on International 
Civil Aviation. 

(e) An applicant is entitled to an air-

line transport pilot certificate without 
the ICAO limitation specified under 
paragraph (d) of this section when the 
applicant presents satisfactory evi-
dence of having met the ICAO require-
ments under paragraph (d) of this sec-
tion and otherwise meets the aero-
nautical experience requirements of 
this section. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40906, July 30, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–104, 63 FR 20289, Apr. 23, 1998; Dock-
et FAA–2016–6142, Amdt. 61–142, 83 FR 30279, 
June 27, 2018] 

§ 61.163

Aeronautical experience: Pow-

ered-lift category rating. 

(a) A person who is applying for an 

airline transport pilot certificate with 
a powered-lift category rating must 
have at least 1,500 hours of total time 
as a pilot that includes at least: 

(1) 500 hours of cross-country flight 

time; 

(2) 100 hours of night flight time; 
(3) 250 hours in a powered-lift as a 

pilot in command, or as a second in 
command performing the duties of a 
pilot in command under the super-
vision of a pilot in command, or any 
combination thereof, which includes at 
least— 

(i) 100 hours of cross-country flight 

time; and 

(ii) 25 hours of night flight time. 
(4) 75 hours of instrument flight time 

in actual or simulated instrument con-
ditions, subject to the following: 

(i) Except as provided in paragraph 

(a)(4)(ii) of this section, an applicant 
may not receive credit for more than a 
total of 25 hours of simulated instru-
ment time in a flight simulator or 
flight training device. 

(ii) A maximum of 50 hours of train-

ing in a flight simulator or flight train-
ing device may be credited toward the 
instrument flight time requirements of 
paragraph (a)(4) of this section if the 
training was accomplished in a course 
conducted by a training center certifi-
cated under part 142 of this chapter. 

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§ 61.165 

(iii) Training in a flight simulator or 

flight training device must be accom-
plished in a flight simulator or flight 
training device that represents a pow-
ered-lift. 

(b) Not more than 100 hours of the 

total aeronautical experience require-
ments of paragraph (a) of this section 
may be obtained in a flight simulator 
or flight training device that rep-
resents a powered-lift, provided the 
aeronautical experience was obtained 
in an approved course conducted by a 
training center certificated under part 
142 of this chapter. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40906, July 30, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–104, 63 FR 20289, Apr. 23, 1998] 

§ 61.165

Additional aircraft category 

and class ratings. 

(a) 

Rotorcraft category and helicopter 

class rating. A person applying for an 
airline transport certificate with a 
rotorcraft category and helicopter 
class rating who holds an airline trans-
port pilot certificate with another air-
craft category rating must: 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153 of this part; 

(2) Pass a knowledge test on the aero-

nautical knowledge areas of § 61.155(c) 
of this part; 

(3) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate; 

(4) Meet the applicable aeronautical 

experience requirements of § 61.161 of 
this part; and 

(5) Pass the practical test on the 

areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(4) of 
this part. 

(b) 

Airplane category rating with a sin-

gle-engine class rating. A person apply-
ing for an airline transport certificate 
with an airplane category and single- 
engine class rating who holds an air-
line transport pilot certificate with an-
other aircraft category rating must: 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153 of this part; 

(2) Pass a knowledge test on the aero-

nautical knowledge areas of § 61.155(c) 
of this part; 

(3) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate; 

(4) Meet the applicable aeronautical 

experience requirements of § 61.159 of 
this part; and 

(5) Pass the practical test on the 

areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(1) of 
this part. 

(c) 

Airplane category rating with a mul-

tiengine class rating. A person applying 
for an airline transport certificate with 
an airplane category and multiengine 
class rating who holds an airline trans-
port certificate with another aircraft 
category rating must: 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153 of this part; 

(2) Successfully complete the airline 

transport pilot certification training 
program specified in § 61.156; 

(3) Pass a knowledge test for an air-

plane category multiengine class rat-
ing or type rating on the aeronautical 
knowledge areas of § 61.155(c); 

(4) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate; 

(5) Meet the aeronautical experience 

requirements of § 61.159 or § 61.160; and 

(6) Pass the practical test on the 

areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(2) of 
this part. 

(d) 

Powered-lift category. A person ap-

plying for an airline transport pilot 
certificate with a powered-lift category 
rating who holds an airline transport 
certificate with another aircraft cat-
egory rating must: 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153 of this part; 

(2) Pass a required knowledge test on 

the aeronautical knowledge areas of 
§ 61.155(c) of this part; 

(3) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate; 

(4) Meet the applicable aeronautical 

experience requirements of § 61.163 of 
this part; and 

(5) Pass the required practical test on 

the areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(3) of 
this part. 

(e) 

Additional class rating within the 

same aircraft category. Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (f) of this section, a 
person applying for an airline trans-
port pilot certificate with an addi-
tional class rating who holds an airline 
transport certificate in the same air-
craft category must— 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153, except paragraph (g) of that 
section; 

(2) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b) of this part, if applicable; 

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