Use the following table to determine the experience you must have for each aircraft category and class: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you are applying for a
flight instructor certificate Then you must log Which must include
with a sport pilot rating for at least . . . at least . . .
(a) Airplane category and (1) 150 hours of (i) 100 hours of
single-engine class flight time as a flight time as
privileges, pilot,. pilot in command
in powered
aircraft,
(ii) 50 hours of
flight time in a
single-engine
airplane,
(iii) 25 hours of
cross-country
flight time,
(iv) 10 hours of
cross-country
flight time in a
single-engine
airplane, and
(v) 15 hours of
flight time as
pilot in command
in a single-engine
airplane that is a
light-sport
aircraft.(b) Glider category (1) 25 hours of
privileges, flight time as
pilot in command
in a glider, 100
flights in a
glider, and 15
flights as pilot
in command in a
glider that is a
light-sport
aircraft, or.
(2) 100 hours in
heavier-than-air
aircraft, 20
flights in a
glider, and 15
flights as pilot
in command in a
glider that is a
light-sport
aircraft.(c) Rotorcraft category and (1) 125 hours of (i) 100 hours of
gyroplane class privileges, flight time as a flight time as
pilot,. pilot in command
in powered
aircraft,
(ii) 50 hours of
flight time in a
gyroplane,
(iii) 10 hours of
cross-country
flight time,
(iv) 3 hours of
cross-country
flight time in a
gyroplane, and
(v) 15 hours of
flight time as
pilot in command
in a gyroplane
that is a light-
sport aircraft.(d) Lighter-than-air category (1) 100 hours of (i) 40 hours of
and airship class privileges, flight time as a flight time in an
pilot,. airship,
(ii) 20 hours of
pilot in command
time in an
airship,
(iii) 10 hours of
cross-country
flight time,
(iv) 5 hours of
cross-country
flight time in an
airship, and
(v) 15 hours of
flight time as
pilot in command
in an airship that
is a light-sport
aircraft.(e) Lighter-than-air category (1) 35 hours of (i) 20 hours of
and balloon class privileges, flight time as flight time in a
pilot-in-command,. balloon,
(ii) 10 flights in
a balloon, and
(iii) 5 flights as
pilot in command
in a balloon that
is a light-sport
aircraft.(f) Weight-shift-control (1) 150 hours of (i) 100 hours of
aircraft category privileges, flight time as a flight time as
pilot,. pilot in command
in powered
aircraft,
(ii) 50 hours of
flight time in a
weight-shift-
control aircraft,
(iii) 25 hours of
cross-country
flight time,
(iv) 10 hours of
cross-country
flight time in a
weight-shift-
control aircraft,
and
(v) 15 hours of
flight time as
pilot in command
in a weight-shift-
control aircraft
that is a light-
sport aircraft.(g) Powered-parachute category (1) 100 hours of (i) 75 hours of
privileges, flight time as a flight time as
pilot,. pilot in command
in powered
aircraft,
(ii) 50 hours of
flight time in a
powered parachute,
(iii) 15 hours of
cross-country
flight time,
(iv) 5 hours of
cross-country
flight time in a
powered parachute,
and
(v) 15 hours of
flight time as
pilot in command
in a powered
parachute that is
a light-sport
aircraft.------------------------------------------------------------------------