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Flight instructor course ground training — initial certificate

For Flight instructor course ground training, certificate or rating is Flight instructor course ground training — initial certificate; part 141 minimum is 40 hours of training if the course is for an initial issuance of a flight instructor certificate; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix F, para. 3(a)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

Certificate or rating
Flight instructor course ground training — initial certificate our reading
Part 141 minimum
40 hours of training if the course is for an initial issuance of a flight instructor certificate verified
Part 141 appendix
Part 141 Appendix F, para. 3(a)(1) our reading
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DatasetFAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

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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.

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

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