# Additional rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating course — recreational pilot certificate — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Additional rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating course, certificate or rating is Additional rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating course — recreational pilot certificate; part 141 minimum is 15 hours of flight training; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix I, para. 4(c)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Additional rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating course — recreational pilot certificate _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** 15 hours of flight training _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix I, para. 4(c)(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> ( 1 ) For the recreational pilot certificate, the course requires 15 hours of flight training on the areas of operations under part 141, appendix A, paragraph 4.(c)(2) that includes

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating](https://referencesource.org/flight-training-hour-minimums-61-vs-141/).