Private pilot — glider (applicant with 40 hours in heavier-than-air aircraft)
For Private pilot, certificate or rating is Private pilot — glider (applicant with 40 hours in heavier-than-air aircraft); part 61 minimum is 3 hours of flight time in a glider; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.109(f)(2); key sub-requirements is logged at least 40 hours of flight time in a heavier-than-air aircraft, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- Certificate or rating
- Private pilot — glider (applicant with 40 hours in heavier-than-air aircraft) our reading
- Part 61 minimum
- 3 hours of flight time in a glider verified
- Part 61 section
- 14 CFR 61.109(f)(2) our reading
- Key sub-requirements
- logged at least 40 hours of flight time in a heavier-than-air aircraft 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
If the applicant has logged at least 40 hours of flight time in a heavier-than-air aircraft, the applicant must log at least 3 hours of flight time in a glider 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-E/section-61.109