# Recreational pilot course — solo flight training — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Recreational pilot course, certificate or rating is Recreational pilot course — solo flight training; part 141 minimum is 3 hours of solo flight training; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix A, para. 5, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Recreational pilot course — solo flight training _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** 3 hours of solo flight training _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix A, para. 5 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** Three hours of solo flying in the aircraft for the rating sought _(per ecfr.gov, not stated by the source above)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.99 _(per ecfr.gov, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> Each approved course must include at least 3 hours of solo flight training on the approved areas of operation listed in paragraph (c) of section No. 4 of this appendix that are appropriate to the aircraft category and class rating for which the course applies.

## What ecfr.gov says

> ( 2 ) Three hours of solo flying in the aircraft for the rating sought, on the areas of operation listed in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-61.98> § 61.98 that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.

Source: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-D/section-61.99

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141
- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-D/section-61.99

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/).