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

For Private pilot course solo flight training, certificate or rating is Private pilot course solo flight training — powered-lift; part 141 minimum is 5 hours of solo flight training in a powered-lift; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix B, para. 5; key sub-requirements is One solo 100 nautical miles cross country flight with landings at a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Private pilot course solo flight training — powered-lift _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** 5 hours of solo flight training in a powered-lift _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix B, para. 5 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Key sub-requirements:** One solo 100 nautical miles cross country flight with landings at a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> For a powered-lift course: 5 hours of solo flight training in a powered-lift on the approved areas of operation in paragraph (d)(5) of section No. 4 of this appendix that includes at least— ( 1 ) One solo 100 nautical miles cross country flight with landings at a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations

## 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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