Commercial pilot — airplane single-engine

For Commercial pilot, certificate or rating is Commercial pilot — airplane single-engine; part 61 minimum is 250 hours of flight time as a pilot; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.129(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

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What the source says

a person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane category and single-engine 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.

— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

What ecfr.gov says

(1) 120 hours of training if the course is for an airplane or powered-lift rating. (2) 155 hours of training if the course is for an airship rating. (3) 115 hours of training if the course is for a rotocraft rating. (4) 6 hours of training if the course is for a glider rating. (5) 10 hours of training and 8 training flights if the course is for a balloon rating.

— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

Sources

• ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-F/section-61.129
• ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141

Last verified against source: 2026-08-18. Due for re-check by 2027-08-18. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.