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a person who applies for a private pilot certificate with rotorcraft category and helicopter 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)(3) of this part, and the training must include at least:

  • 3 hours of cross-country flight training in a helicopter;

  • 3 hours of night flight training in a helicopter that also includes:

• One cross-country flight of over 50 nautical miles total distance; and

  • 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport.

• 3 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor in a helicopter in preparation for the practical test, which must have been performed within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test; and

• 10 hours of solo flight time in a helicopter, consisting of at least:

  • 3 hours cross-country time;

  • One solo cross country flight of 100 nautical miles total distance, with landings at three points, and one segment of the flight being a straight-line distance of more than 25 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations; and

  • 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.

A person who applies for an instrument-helicopter rating must have logged:

• 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in a helicopter; and

• 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation of which 15 hours must have been with an authorized instructor who holds an instrument-helicopter rating, and the instrument time includes:

  • 3 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in a helicopter that is appropriate to the instrument-helicopter rating within 2 calendar months before the date of the practical test; and

  • Instrument flight training on cross country flight procedures, including one cross country flight in a helicopter with an authorized instructor that is performed under instrument flight rules and a flight plan has been filed with an air traffic control facility, and involves:

    • A flight of 100 nautical miles along airways or by directed routing from an air traffic control facility;

    • An instrument approach at each airport; and

    • 3 different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.

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a person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating must log at least 150 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:

• 100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in helicopters.

• 100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least -

  • 35 hours in helicopters; and

  • 10 hours in cross-country flight in helicopters.

• 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(3) of this part that includes at least -

  • 5 hours on the control and maneuvering of a helicopter solely by reference to instruments using a view-limiting device including attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking navigational systems. This aeronautical experience may be performed in an aircraft, full flight simulator, flight training device, or an aviation training device;

  • One 2-hour cross country flight in a helicopter in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure;

  • One 2-hour cross country flight in a helicopter in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and

  • 3 hours in a helicopter with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test.

• 10 hours of solo flight time in a helicopter or 10 hours of flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a helicopter with an authorized instructor on board and includes:

  • One cross-country flight with landings at a minimum of three points, with one segment consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and

  • 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern).