# Airline transport pilot, restricted privileges — Associate's degree with an aviation major — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Airline transport pilot, restricted privileges, certificate or rating is Airline transport pilot, restricted privileges — Associate's degree with an aviation major; part 61 minimum is 1,250 hours of total time as a pilot; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.160, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Airline transport pilot, restricted privileges — Associate's degree with an aviation major _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 1,250 hours of total time as a pilot _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.160 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> ( c ) A person may apply for an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane category multiengine class rating or an airline transport pilot certificate concurrently with a multiengine airplane type rating with a minimum of 1,250 hours of total time as a pilot if the person: ( 1 ) Holds an Associate's degree with an aviation major

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-G/section-61.160

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/).