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Requirements
To obtain a commercial certificate in an airplane under FAR Part 61 rules a pilot must have::
250 hours of flight time (100 hours of which must be in powered aircraft, and 50 must be in airplanes)
Additional class ratings, such as adding a multiengine rating to single-engine commercial pilot certificate or adding a single-engine rating to a multiengine commercial pilot certificate, will take additional training in that class. FAR 61.129 has all the specifics.
250 hours of flight time (100 hours of which must be in powered aircraft, and 50 must be in airplanes)
- 100 hours of pilot-in-command time, 50 of which must be in airplanes
- 50 hours of cross-country time, 10 of which must be in an airplane
- 20 hours of training,
- 10 of instrument
- 10 of complex or TAA,
- cross-countries and practical test preparation
- 10 of instrument
- 10 hours of solo training, including a smattering of cross-country and night
Additional class ratings, such as adding a multiengine rating to single-engine commercial pilot certificate or adding a single-engine rating to a multiengine commercial pilot certificate, will take additional training in that class. FAR 61.129 has all the specifics.
