Accumulate flight experience (FAR
61.65):
a. 50 hr. of cross-country flight time as pilot in
command, of which at least 10 hr. must be in airplanes:
1. The 50 hr. includes solo cross-country time
as a student pilot, which is logged as pilot-in-command
time.
2. Each cross-country must have a landing at an
airport that was at least a straight-line distance
of more than 50 NM from the original departure point.
b. A total of 40 hr. of actual or simulated instrument
time in the areas of operation listed below, including:
1. 15 hr. of instrument flight training from a
CFII (CFII is an instructor who is authorized to
give instrument instruction) days preceding the
practical test
2. Cross-country flight procedures that include
at least one cross-country flight in an airplane
that is performed under IFR and consists of:
a. A distance of at least 250 NM along airways
or ATC-directed routing
b. An instrument approach at each airport
c. Three different kinds of approaches with the
use of navigation systems
c. If the instrument training was provided by a CFII,
a maximum of 20hr. may be accomplished in an approved
flight simulator or flight training device.
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