# Airline transport pilot course — instrument flight time, helicopter — 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, helicopter; part 61 minimum is 75 hours of instrument flight time in actual or simulated instrument meteorological conditions; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.161; key sub-requirements is at least 50 hours are obtained in flight with at least 25 hours in helicopters, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Airline transport pilot course — instrument flight time, helicopter _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 75 hours of instrument flight time in actual or simulated instrument meteorological conditions _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.161 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Key sub-requirements:** at least 50 hours are obtained in flight with at least 25 hours in helicopters _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> ( 4 ) 75 hours of instrument flight time in actual or simulated instrument meteorological conditions, of which at least 50 hours are obtained in flight with at least 25 hours in helicopters

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-G/section-61.161

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/).