And what “minimum requirements” are you talking about that exclude this stuff?
§ 61.129
Aeronautical experience.
(a)For an airplane single-engine rating. Except as provided in
paragraph (i) of this section, a
person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an
airplane category and single-engine class
rating must log at least 250 hours of
flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:
(1) 100 hours in powered
aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in airplanes.
(2) 100 hours of pilot-in-command
flight time, which includes at least -
(i) 50 hours in airplanes; and
(ii) 50 hours in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes.
(3) 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in
§ 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 a
complex airplane, a turbine-powered
airplane, or a
technically advanced airplane (TAA)that meets the requirements of
paragraph (j) of this section, or any combination thereof. The
airplane must be appropriate to land or sea for the
rating sought;
(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.
(4) Ten hours of solo
flight time in a single engine
airplane or 10 hours of
flight time performing the duties of
pilot in command in a single engine
airplane with an
authorized instructor on board (either of which may be credited towards the
flight time requirement under
paragraph (a)(2) of this section), on the areas of operation listed under § 61.127(b)(1) that include -
(i) One cross-country flight of not less than 300 nautical miles total distance, with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 nautical miles from the original departure point. However, if this requirement is being met in Hawaii, the longest segment need only have a straight-line distance of at least 150 nautical miles; and
(ii) 5 hours in
night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an
airport with an operating control tower.
§ 61.183
Eligibility requirements.
To be eligible for a flight instructor certificate or
rating a
person must:
(c) Hold either a commercial pilot certificate or airline transport pilot certificate with:
(1) An
aircraft category and class
rating that is appropriate to the flight instructor
rating sought; and
(2) An
instrument rating, or privileges on that
person's pilot certificate that are appropriate to the flight instructor
ratingsought, if applying for -
(i) A flight instructor certificate with an
airplane category and single-engine class
rating;
(d) Receive a logbook endorsement from an
authorized instructor on the fundamentals of instructing listed in
§ 61.185 of this part appropriate to the required
knowledge test;
(e) Pass a
knowledge test on the areas listed in
§ 61.185(a)(1)
(f) Pass a
knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed in
§ 61.185(a)(2) and (a)(3) of this part that are appropriate to the flight instructor
rating sought;
(g) Receive a logbook endorsement from an
authorized instructor on the areas of operation listed in
§ 61.187(b) of this part, appropriate to the flight instructor
rating sought;
(h) Pass the required
practical test that is appropriate to the flight instructor
rating sought in an:
(1)
Aircraft that is representative of the category and class of
aircraft for the
aircraft rating sought; or
(2) Flight simulator or approved
flight training device that is representative of the category and class of
aircraft for the
rating sought, and used in accordance with a course at a
training center certificated under
part 142 of this chapter.
(i) Accomplish the following for a flight instructor certificate with an
airplane or a
glider rating:
(1) Receive a logbook endorsement from an
authorized instructor indicating that the applicant is competent and possesses instructional proficiency in stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery procedures after providing the applicant with
flight training in those training areas in an
airplane or
glider, as appropriate, that is certificated for spins; and
(2) Demonstrate instructional proficiency in stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery procedures.
(j) Log at least 15 hours as
pilot in command in the category and class of
aircraft that is appropriate to the flight instructor
rating sought; and
(k) Comply with the appropriate sections of this part that apply to the flight instructor
rating sought.
The minimums for a CFI should be 500 hours, including 200 hours XC with two flights with a leg of more than 500 miles, 25 hours of night,
