# Private pilot — airship — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Private pilot, certificate or rating is Private pilot — airship; part 61 minimum is 25 hours of flight training in airships; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.109(g), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Private pilot — airship _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 25 hours of flight training in airships _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.109(g) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> A person who applies for a private pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category and airship class rating must log at least: ( 1 ) 25 hours of flight training in airships on the areas of operation listed in

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-E/section-61.109

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/).