Instrument rating — helicopter

For Instrument rating, certificate or rating is Instrument rating — helicopter; part 61 minimum is Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation listed under paragraph (c) of this section, of which 15 hours must have been with an authorized instructor who holds an instrument-helicopter rating; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.65(e)(2); key sub-requirements is 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in a helicopter, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

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What the source says

50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in a helicopter; and (2) Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation listed under paragraph (c) of this section, of which 15 hours must have been with an authorized instructor who holds an instrument-helicopter rating

— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-19

What ecfr.gov says

(1) 35 hours of instrument training if the course is for an initial instrument rating. (2) 15 hours of instrument training if the course is for an additional instrument rating.

— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

Sources

• ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-B/section-61.65
• ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141

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