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FAA
Regulation as presented in Title 14 CFR:
§ 61.109 Aeronautical
experience. (ASEL ONLY - click the
link below to see the full regulation)
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(a)For an
airplane single-engine rating. Except
as provided in paragraph (k) of this section,
a person who applies for a private pilot
certificate with an airplane category
and single-engine class 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 § 61.107(b)(1)
of this part, and the training must include
at least -
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(1) 3 hours
of cross-country flight training in a
single-engine airplane;
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(2) Except
as provided in § 61.110 of this part,
3 hours of night flight training in a
single-engine airplane that includes -
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(i) One
cross-country flight of over 100 nautical
miles total distance; and
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(ii) 10
takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop
(with each landing involving a flight
in the traffic pattern) at an airport.
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(3) 3 hours
of flight training in a single-engine
airplane on the control and maneuvering
of an airplane solely by reference to
instruments, including straight and level
flight, constant airspeed climbs and descents,
turns to a heading, recovery from unusual
flight attitudes, radio communications,
and the use of navigation systems/facilities
and radar services appropriate to instrument
flight;
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(4) 3 hours
of flight training with an authorized
instructor in a single-engine airplane
in preparation for the practical test,
which must have been performed within
the preceding 2 calendar months from the
month of the test; and
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(5) 10
hours of solo flight time in a single-engine
airplane, consisting of at least -
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(i) 5 hours
of solo cross-country time;
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(ii) One
solo cross country flight of 150 nautical
miles total distance, with full-stop landings
at three points, and one segment of the
flight consisting of a straight-line distance
of more than 50 nautical miles between
the takeoff and landing locations; and
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(iii) Three
takeoffs and three landings to a full
stop (with each landing involving a flight
in the traffic pattern) at an airport
with an operating control tower.
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