Recreational pilot — gyroplane
For Recreational pilot, certificate or rating is Recreational pilot — gyroplane; part 141 minimum is 30 hours of flight training; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix A, para. 4(a); key sub-requirements is 15 hours must be with a certificated flight instructor and 3 hours must be solo flight training as provided in section No. 5 of this appendix, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- Certificate or rating
- Recreational pilot — gyroplane our reading
- Part 141 minimum
- 30 hours of flight training verified
- Part 141 appendix
- Part 141 Appendix A, para. 4(a) our reading
- Key sub-requirements
- 15 hours must be with a certificated flight instructor and 3 hours must be solo flight training as provided in section No. 5 of this appendix verified
- Part 61 minimum
- 30 hours of flight time per ecfr.gov
- Part 61 section
- 14 CFR 61.99 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
Each approved course must include at least 30 hours of flight training (of which 15 hours must be with a certificated flight instructor and 3 hours must be solo flight training as provided in section No. 5 of this appendix)
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Key sub-requirements
ecfr.gov says key sub-requirements is 15 hours must be with a certificated flight instructor and 3 hours must be solo flight training as provided in section No. 5 of this appendix, as of 2026-08-18.
Each approved course must include at least 30 hours of flight training (of which 15 hours must be with a certificated flight instructor and 3 hours must be solo flight training as provided in section No. 5 of this appendix)
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141
ecfr.gov says key sub-requirements is 15 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor, as of 2026-08-18.
A person who applies for a recreational pilot certificate must receive and log at least 30 hours of flight time that includes at least— ( 1 ) 15 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-D/section-61.99