Instrument rating — airplane
For Instrument rating, certificate or rating is Instrument rating — airplane; part 61 minimum is 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in an airplane; and ( 2 ) Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.65(d); key sub-requirements is 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in an airplane, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- Certificate or rating
- Instrument rating — airplane our reading
- Part 61 minimum
- 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in an airplane; and ( 2 ) Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time verified
- Part 61 section
- 14 CFR 61.65(d) our reading
- Key sub-requirements
- 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in an airplane verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in an airplane; and ( 2 ) Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation listed in
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-B/section-61.65