# Airline transport pilot course — instrument flight time, airplane — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 75 hours of instrument flight time, in actual or simulated instrument conditions _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.159 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Key sub-requirements:** an applicant may not receive credit for more than a total of 25 hours of simulated instrument time _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-G/section-61.159

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/).