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CPL Aeronautical Experience

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“§ 61.129 Aeronautical experience” requests the following minimum times:

 

For an airplane single-engine rating.

(3) 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(1) of this part that includes at least—

 

(i) 10 hours of instrument training

(ii) 10 hours of training in an airplane

(iii) One 2-hour cross country flight

(iv) One 2-hour cross country flight

(v) Three hours in a single-engine airplane with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test

 

Question: Could (iii), (iv), (v) be part of  (i) and / or (ii) and the total time of (i) – (v) would be 20h  - or would be the total min. time the sum of (i)-(v) = 27h?

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  1. Mark Kolber on Aug 02, 2019

    They overlap. Yes you can receive cross country training at *night* in an airplane under the hood within 2 calendar months of your checkride and count it toward everything but the day dual cross country.

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