Private pilot — powered-lift
For Private pilot, certificate or rating is Private pilot — powered-lift; 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(e); 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 — powered-lift our reading
- 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
- Part 61 section
- 14 CFR 61.109(e) our reading
- Key sub-requirements
- at least 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training 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
a person who applies for a private pilot certificate with a powered-lift category 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
— 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