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

For Commercial pilot course solo flight training, certificate or rating is Commercial pilot course solo flight training — helicopter; part 141 minimum is Ten hours of solo flight time in a helicopter, or 10 hours of flight time while performing the duties of pilot in command in a helicopter with an authorized instructor on board; 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 — helicopter _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** Ten hours of solo flight time in a helicopter, or 10 hours of flight time while performing the duties of pilot in command in a helicopter with an authorized instructor on board _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix D, para. 5 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> For a rotorcraft helicopter course. Ten hours of solo flight time in a helicopter, or 10 hours of flight time while performing the duties of pilot in command in a helicopter with an authorized instructor on board

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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