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

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); key sub-requirements is 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, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Commercial pilot — airship _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 200 hours of flight time as a pilot _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.129(g) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_

## 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—

## 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/).