# Private pilot — glider (applicant with 40 hours in heavier-than-air aircraft) — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 3 hours of flight time in a glider _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.109(f)(2) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Key sub-requirements:** logged at least 40 hours of flight time in a heavier-than-air aircraft _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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

## 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/).