# Instrument rating — powered-lift — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Instrument rating, certificate or rating is Instrument rating — powered-lift; part 61 minimum is 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in a powered-lift; and ( 2 ) Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.65(f); key sub-requirements is 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in a powered-lift, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Instrument rating — powered-lift _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in a powered-lift; and ( 2 ) Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.65(f) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Key sub-requirements:** 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in a powered-lift _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 50 hours of cross-country time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in a powered-lift; and ( 2 ) Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation listed under

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating](https://referencesource.org/flight-training-hour-minimums-61-vs-141/).