# Ground instructor — initial certificate — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Ground instructor, certificate or rating is Ground instructor — initial certificate; part 141 minimum is 20 hours of training if the course is for an initial issuance of a ground instructor certificate; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix H, para. 2(a)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Ground instructor — initial certificate _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** 20 hours of training if the course is for an initial issuance of a ground instructor certificate _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix H, para. 2(a)(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> ( 1 ) 20 hours of training if the course is for an initial issuance of a ground instructor certificate; or ( 2 ) 10 hours of training if the course is for an additional ground 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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