Commercial pilot course solo flight training — balloon
For Commercial pilot course solo flight training, certificate or rating is Commercial pilot course solo flight training — balloon; part 141 minimum is Two solo flights if the course is for a hot air balloon rating, or, if the course is for a gas balloon rating, at least two flights in a gas balloon, while performing the duties of pilot in command under the supervision of a commercial pilot with a balloon rating; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix D, para. 5, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- Certificate or rating
- Commercial pilot course solo flight training — balloon our reading
- Part 141 minimum
- Two solo flights if the course is for a hot air balloon rating, or, if the course is for a gas balloon rating, at least two flights in a gas balloon, while performing the duties of pilot in command under the supervision of a commercial pilot with a balloon rating verified
- Part 141 appendix
- Part 141 Appendix D, para. 5 our reading
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What the source says
For a lighter-than-air balloon course: Two solo flights if the course is for a hot air balloon rating, or, if the course is for a gas balloon rating, at least two flights in a gas balloon, while performing the duties of pilot in command under the supervision of a commercial pilot with a balloon rating
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141