# Flight instructor course ground training — additional rating — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Flight instructor course ground training, certificate or rating is Flight instructor course ground training — additional rating; part 141 minimum is 20 hours of training if the course is for an additional flight instructor rating; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix F, para. 3(a)(2), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Flight instructor course ground training — additional rating _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** 20 hours of training if the course is for an additional flight instructor rating _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix F, para. 3(a)(2) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> ( 1 ) 40 hours of training if the course is for an initial issuance of a flight instructor certificate; or ( 2 ) 20 hours of training if the course is for an additional flight instructor rating.

## 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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