Commercial pilot — airship
For Commercial pilot, certificate or rating is Commercial pilot — airship; part 61 minimum is 200 hours of flight time as a pilot; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.129(g), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- Certificate or rating
- Commercial pilot — airship our reading
- Part 61 minimum
- 200 hours of flight time as a pilot verified
- Part 61 section
- 14 CFR 61.129(g) our reading
- Key sub-requirements
- 50 hours in airships. ( 2 ) Thirty hours of pilot in command flight time in airships or performing the duties of pilot in command in an airship with an authorized instructor aboard verified
- Part 141 minimum
- 155 hours of training if the course is for an airship rating per ecfr.gov
- Part 141 appendix
- Part 141 Appendix D, para. 4(a) (Flight training) per ecfr.gov
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
A person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category and airship class rating must log at least 200 hours of flight time as a pilot, which includes at least the following hours: ( 1 ) 50 hours in airships. ( 2 ) Thirty hours of pilot in command flight time in airships or performing the duties of pilot in command in an airship with an authorized instructor aboard, which consists of—
— 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