jimbtv
Pre-Flight
I have around 430 hours PIC and my instrument rating. I am now studying for my commercial written test and have reviewed the requirements under FAR 61.129. This section of the regs reads more like a laundry list of required times and tasks, of which I have accomplished all except "(v) 3 hours in a single-engine airplane in preparation for the practical test within the 60-day period preceding the date of the test."
An instructor's endorsement is required before I can schedule a checkride but I don't see any specific requirements for formal instructor training. Of course no instructor is going to provide an endorsement without first having me demonstrate my skills. Let's imagine for a moment that I were to show up for my first scheduled time with the instructor, fully accomplished in all of the required knowledge and flight procedures and I demonstrated that to the instructor's satisfaction, would that be all that is required? Is there really no official "x - hours with an instructor" clause?
Jim
An instructor's endorsement is required before I can schedule a checkride but I don't see any specific requirements for formal instructor training. Of course no instructor is going to provide an endorsement without first having me demonstrate my skills. Let's imagine for a moment that I were to show up for my first scheduled time with the instructor, fully accomplished in all of the required knowledge and flight procedures and I demonstrated that to the instructor's satisfaction, would that be all that is required? Is there really no official "x - hours with an instructor" clause?
Jim
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