# Combined private pilot certification and instrument rating — airplane single-engine — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Combined private pilot certification and instrument rating, certificate or rating is Combined private pilot certification and instrument rating — airplane single-engine; part 141 minimum is 70 hours of training; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix M, para. 4(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Combined private pilot certification and instrument rating — airplane single-engine _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** 70 hours of training _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix M, para. 4(a) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Each approved course must include at least 70 hours of training, as described in section 4 and section 5 of this appendix, on the approved areas of operation listed in paragraph (d) of section 4 of this appendix that are appropriate to the aircraft category and class rating of the course

## 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/).