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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.409 

(2) Hold a teacher’s certificate issued 

by a State, county, city, or munici-
pality; or 

(3) Are employed as a teacher at an 

accredited college or university. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2001–11133, 69 FR 44875, July 
27, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 
42562, Aug. 21, 2009] 

§ 61.409

What flight proficiency re-

quirements must I meet to apply for 
a flight instructor certificate with a 
sport pilot rating? 

You must receive and log ground and 

flight training from an authorized in-
structor on the following areas of oper-
ation for the aircraft category and 
class in which you seek flight instruc-
tor privileges: 

(a) Technical subject areas. 
(b) Preflight preparation. 
(c) Preflight lesson on a maneuver to 

be performed in flight. 

(d) Preflight procedures. 

(e) Airport, seaplane base, and 

gliderport operations, as applicable. 

(f) Takeoffs (or launches), landings, 

and go-arounds. 

(g) Fundamentals of flight. 
(h) Performance maneuvers and for 

gliders, performance speeds. 

(i) Ground reference maneuvers (ex-

cept for gliders and lighter-than-air). 

(j) Soaring techniques. 
(k) Slow flight (not applicable to 

lighter-than-air and powered para-
chutes). 

(l) Stalls (not applicable to lighter- 

than-air, powered parachutes, and gy-
roplanes). 

(m) Spins (applicable to airplanes 

and gliders). 

(n) Emergency operations. 
(o) Tumble entry and avoidance tech-

niques (applicable to weight-shift-con-
trol aircraft). 

(p) Post-flight procedures. 

§ 61.411

What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor 

certificate with a sport pilot rating? 

Use the following table to determine the experience you must have for each air-

craft category and class: 

If you are applying for a 
flight instructor certificate 
with a sport pilot rating 
for . . . 

Then you must log at least . . . 

Which must include at least . . . 

(a) Airplane category and 

single-engine class privi-
leges, 

(1) 150 hours of flight time as a pilot, ................

(i) 100 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in powered aircraft, 

(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a single-engine air-

plane, 

(iii) 25 hours of cross-country flight time, 
(iv) 10 hours of cross-country flight time in a 

single-engine airplane, and 

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in a single-engine airplane that is a light-sport 
aircraft. 

(b) Glider category privi-

leges, 

(1) 25 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in a glider, 100 flights in a glider, and 15 
flights as pilot in command in a glider that is 
a light-sport aircraft, or.

(2) 100 hours in heavier-than-air aircraft, 20 

flights in a glider, and 15 flights as pilot in 
command in a glider that is a light-sport air-
craft.

(c) Rotorcraft category and 

gyroplane class privi-
leges, 

(1) 125 hours of flight time as a pilot, ................

(i) 100 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in powered aircraft, 

(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a gyroplane, 
(iii) 10 hours of cross-country flight time, 
(iv) 3 hours of cross-country flight time in a gy-

roplane, and 

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command 

in a gyroplane that is a light-sport aircraft. 

(d) Lighter-than-air category 

and airship class privi-
leges, 

(1) 100 hours of flight time as a pilot, ................

(i) 40 hours of flight time in an airship, 
(ii) 20 hours of pilot in command time in an air-

ship, 

(iii) 10 hours of cross-country flight time, 
(iv) 5 hours of cross-country flight time in an 

airship, and 

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