# Commercial pilot — airplane multiengine — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Commercial pilot, certificate or rating is Commercial pilot — airplane multiengine; part 61 minimum is 250 hours of flight time as a pilot; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.129(b); key sub-requirements is 100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in airplanes. ( 2 ) 100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least— ( i ) 50 hours in airplanes; and ( ii ) 50 hours in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Commercial pilot — airplane multiengine _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 250 hours of flight time as a pilot _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.129(b) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Key sub-requirements:** 100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in airplanes. ( 2 ) 100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least— ( i ) 50 hours in airplanes; and ( ii ) 50 hours in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> a person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane category and multiengine class rating must log at least 250 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least: ( 1 ) 100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in airplanes. ( 2 ) 100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least— ( i ) 50 hours in airplanes; and ( ii ) 50 hours in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-F/section-61.129

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/).