Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 61.139
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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 61.139 an authorized instructor may be cred- (b) 30 hours of flight time performing ited toward the total requirement for a the duties of pilot in command in air- pilot certificate if the instruction is ships, includingÐ accomplished in a flight simulator or (1) 10 hours of cross-country flight; in a flight training device representing and a gyroplane. (2) 10 hours of night flight; and (4) A maximum of 50 hours of flight (c) 40 hours of instrument time, of simulator instruction or flight training which at least 20 hours must be in device if instruction may be credited flight with 10 hours of that flight time toward the total hours required by in airships. paragraph (b)(1) of this section if the § 61.137 Free balloon rating: Aero- instruction is accomplished in an ap- nautical experience. proved course conducted by a training center certificated under part 142 of An applicant for a commercial pilot this chapter. certificate with a free balloon rating must have the following flight time as (c) Except as otherwise approved by pilot: the Administrator, an applicant for a (a) If a gas balloon or a hot air bal- commercial pilot certificate with a loon with an airborne heater is used, a rotorcraft rating and a helicopter class total of at least 35 hours of flight time rating who has satisfactorily com- as pilot includingÐ pleted an approved commercial pilot (1) 20 hours in free balloons; and course conducted by a training center (2) 10 flights in free balloons, includ- certificated under part 142 of this chap- ingÐ ter must have a total of at least 150 (i) Six flights under the supervision hours of pilot flight time in aircraft, of a commercial free balloon pilot; flight simulators, or flight training de- (ii) Two solo flights; vices. (iii) Two flights of at least 2 hours [Doc. No. 24550, 51 FR 40704, Nov. 7, 1986, as duration if a gas balloon is used, or at amended by Amdt. 61±78, 52 FR 4847, Feb. 17, least 1 hour duration if a hot air bal- 1987; Amdt. 61±490, 56 FR 11326, Mar. 15, 1991; loon with an airborne heater is used; Amdt. 61±100, 61 FR 34556, July 2, 1996] and (iv) One ascent under control to more § 61.133 Glider rating: Aeronautical ex- than 10,000 feet above the take-off perience. point if a gas balloon is used or 5,000 An applicant for a commercial pilot feet above the take off point if a hot certificate with a glider rating must air balloon with an airborne heater is meet either of the following aeronauti- used. cal experience requirements: (b) If a hot air balloon without an (a) A total of at least 25 hours of airborne heater is used, 10 flights in pilot time in aircraft, including 20 free balloons includingÐ hours in gliders, and a total of 100 glid- (1) Six flights under the supervision er flights as pilot in command, includ- of a commercial free balloon pilot; and ing 25 flights during which 360° turns (2) Two solo flights. were made; or § 61.139 Commercial pilot privileges (b) A total of 200 hours of pilot time and limitations: General. in heavier-than-air aircraft, including, The holder of a commercial pilot cer- 20 glider flights as pilot in command tificate may: ° during which 360 turns were made. (a) Act as pilot in command of an air- craft carrying persons or property for § 61.135 Airship rating: Aeronautical compensation or hire; experience. (b) Act as pilot in command of an air- An applicant for a commercial pilot craft for compensation or hire; and certificate with an airship rating must (c) Give flight instruction in an air- have a total of at least 200 hours of ship if he holds a lighter-than-air cat- flight time as pilot, includingÐ egory and an airship class rating, or in (a) Fifty hours of flight time as pilot a free balloon if he holds a free balloon in airships; class rating. 61 VerDate 11-APR-97 08:15 Apr 14, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 E:\CFR\174038.010 174038.