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
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
( 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
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-G/section-61.159