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How is it that I received my Commercial Single/Multi ratings with less than 250 TT??

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How did I get my CPL single and multi with less than 250 hours? I admit when I was in training, i did not pay attention much to the fact that i had less than 250 tt. I always thought FTD hours counted towards it but now a few years later, ive been through more life and am in the process of getting proficient again. Im updating my logbook for the first time in 3 years and noticed that i only have 249 hours tt and 51 hours FTD. I know now that FTD time does not count towards TT so why is it that i have both my commercial ratings? i am a bit rusty and have forgotten where to look.

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  1. Timothy Broadwater on Aug 22, 2019

    Likely a part 141 school. 250 hours is part 61 mins.

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  2. John Scarry on Aug 23, 2019

    Your assumption about using FTD time to satisfy the time requirements is incorrect.

    §61.51 Pilot logbooks.
    (a) Training time and aeronautical experience. Each person must document and record the following time in a manner acceptable to the Administrator:

    (v) Training received in a full flight simulator, flight training device, or aviation training device from an authorized instructor.

    (c) Logging of pilot time. The pilot time described in this section may be used to:
    (1) Apply for a certificate or rating issued under this part or a privilege authorized under this part; or

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  3. Mark Kolber on Aug 24, 2019

    Can’t really tell without seeing your logbook, but, while FTD time does not count toward total flight time *generally*, 61.129 has subsections which permit *crediting* a certain number of FTD hours to the commercial requirements.. Depending on what those provisions said at the time most if not all of those 50 hours probably counted toward the 250.

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