# Additional instrument rating — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Additional instrument rating, part 141 minimum is 15 hours of instrument training if the course is for an additional instrument rating; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix C, para. 4(a)(2), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Additional instrument rating _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** 15 hours of instrument training if the course is for an additional instrument rating _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix C, para. 4(a)(2) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> ( 1 ) 35 hours of instrument training if the course is for an initial instrument rating. ( 2 ) 15 hours of instrument training if the course is for an additional instrument rating.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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