# Airline transport pilot course — instrument flight training within the course — 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 training within the course; part 141 minimum is 15 hours of this flight training must be instrument flight training; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix E, para. 4(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Airline transport pilot course — instrument flight training within the course _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** 15 hours of this flight training must be instrument flight training _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix E, para. 4(a) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> At least 15 hours of this flight training must be instrument flight training.

## 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/).