Private pilot — glider
For Private pilot, certificate or rating is Private pilot — glider; part 61 minimum is 10 hours of flight time in a glider; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.109(f)(1); key sub-requirements is has not logged at least 40 hours of flight time as a pilot in a heavier-than-air aircraft, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- Certificate or rating
- Private pilot — glider our reading
- Part 61 minimum
- 10 hours of flight time in a glider verified
- Part 61 section
- 14 CFR 61.109(f)(1) our reading
- Key sub-requirements
- has not logged at least 40 hours of flight time as a pilot in a heavier-than-air aircraft verified
- Part 141 minimum
- 6 hours of training if the course is for a glider rating per ecfr.gov
- Part 141 appendix
- Part 141 Appendix B, para. 4(a) (Flight training) per ecfr.gov
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 for a private pilot certificate with a glider category rating has not logged at least 40 hours of flight time as a pilot in a heavier-than-air aircraft, the applicant must log at least 10 hours of flight time in a glider in the areas of operation listed in
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
What ecfr.gov says
(1) 35 hours of training if the course is for an airplane, rotorcraft, powered-lift, or airship rating. (2) 6 hours of training if the course is for a glider rating. (3) 8 hours of training if the course is for a balloon rating.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18