# Combined private pilot certification and instrument rating course solo flight training — 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 course solo flight training, certificate or rating is Combined private pilot certification and instrument rating course solo flight training — airplane single-engine; part 141 minimum is Five hours of flying solo in a single-engine airplane; 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 — airplane single-engine _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** Five hours of flying solo in a single-engine airplane _(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 an airplane single engine: Five hours of flying solo in a single-engine airplane

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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