# Combined private pilot certification and instrument rating course solo flight training — helicopter — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Combined private pilot certification and instrument rating course solo flight training, certificate or rating is Combined private pilot certification and instrument rating course solo flight training — helicopter; part 141 minimum is Five hours of flying solo in a helicopter; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix M, para. 5, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Combined private pilot certification and instrument rating course solo flight training — helicopter _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** Five hours of flying solo in a helicopter _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix M, para. 5 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> involving a helicopter: Five hours of flying solo in a helicopter

## 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/).