# Private Pilot Certificate — Pilot licence minimum hours, age and prerequisites by civil aviation authority

For Private Pilot Certificate, authority is FAA (United States); provision is 14 CFR 61.109(k)(1); requirement is simulator credit; value is a maximum of 2.5 hours; condition is Except as provided in paragraphs (k)(2) of this section, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Authority:** FAA (United States) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Provision:** 14 CFR 61.109(k)(1)
- **Requirement:** simulator credit _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value:** a maximum of 2.5 hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** Except as provided in paragraphs (k)(2) of this section _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Except as provided in paragraphs (k)(2) of this section, a maximum of 2.5 hours of training in a full flight simulator or flight training device representing the category , class , and

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.109

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
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