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

For Private pilot, certificate or rating is Private pilot — gyroplane; part 61 minimum is 40 hours of flight time that includes at least 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.109(d); key sub-requirements is at least 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Private pilot — gyroplane _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 40 hours of flight time that includes at least 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.109(d) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Key sub-requirements:** at least 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> a person who applies for a private pilot certificate with rotorcraft category and gyroplane class rating must log at least 40 hours of flight time that includes at least 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training 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/).