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Airline transport pilot course — instrument flight time, airplane

For Airline transport pilot course, certificate or rating is Airline transport pilot course — instrument flight time, airplane; part 61 minimum is 75 hours of instrument flight time, in actual or simulated instrument conditions; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.159; key sub-requirements is an applicant may not receive credit for more than a total of 25 hours of simulated instrument time, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

Certificate or rating
Airline transport pilot course — instrument flight time, airplane our reading
Part 61 minimum
75 hours of instrument flight time, in actual or simulated instrument conditions verified
Part 61 section
14 CFR 61.159 our reading
Key sub-requirements
an applicant may not receive credit for more than a total of 25 hours of simulated instrument time verified
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( 4 ) 75 hours of instrument flight time, in actual or simulated instrument conditions, subject to the following: ( i ) Except as provided in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-61.159#p-61.159(a)(4)(ii)> paragraph (a)(4)(ii) of this section, an applicant may not receive credit for more than a total of 25 hours of simulated instrument time

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

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