CPL Experience Requirements
Asked by: EricB 2432 views Commercial Pilot, FAA Regulations, Student Pilot
Hi,
I am almost ready to have my CPL FAA checkride done but I need a confirmation about flight experience requirements.
According to FAR 61.129 requirements are :
(3) 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in Sec. 61.127(b)(1) of this part that includes at least--
[(i) Ten hours of instrument training using a view-limiting device including attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking navigational systems. Five hours of the 10 hours required on instrument training must be in a single engine airplane;]
(ii) 10 hours of training in an airplane that has a retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller, or is turbine-powered, or for an applicant seeking a single-engine seaplane rating, 10 hours of training in a seaplane that has flaps and a controllable pitch propeller;
[(iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
(iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and
(v) Three hours in a single-engine airplane with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test.
I just need someone to confirm that 3) (iii) (iv) 2-hour cross country flight day and night have to be dual training with instructor. What do you think ? It says 20 hours of training but it doesn't says "dual training". I have those 2-hour cross country flight day and night done already but as a PIC (pilot in command) only not with my instructor.
Thanks for you help.
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