Airline transport pilot — helicopter
For Airline transport pilot, certificate or rating is Airline transport pilot — helicopter; part 141 minimum is 25 hours of 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 — helicopter our reading
- Part 141 minimum
- 25 hours of flight training verified
- Part 141 appendix
- Part 141 Appendix E, para. 4(a) our reading
- Part 61 minimum
- 1,200 hours of total time as a pilot per ecfr.gov
- Part 61 section
- 14 CFR 61.161 per ecfr.gov
- Key sub-requirements
- ( 1 ) 500 hours of cross-country time; ( 2 ) 100 hours of night flight time, of which 15 hours are in helicopters; per ecfr.gov
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
Each approved course must include at least 25 hours of flight training on the approved areas of operation listed in
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
What ecfr.gov says
A person who is applying for an airline transport pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating, must have at least 1,200 hours of total time as a pilot that includes at least: ( 1 ) 500 hours of cross-country time; ( 2 ) 100 hours of night flight time, of which 15 hours are in helicopters;
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18