HerrGruyere
Line Up and Wait
Oh boy - this dreaded topic.
I've been researching online about this and I just want to set the record straight:
I know for Part 61 Instrument, you need a prerequisite of 50hrs PIC XC time. From there, you need an additional 40 of instruction (of which 20 can be done in a sim) plus ground school.
For Part 61 Commercial, I know you need 250 hours of which 100 is in a plane. The extra 100 hours is more XC time and stuff in complex planes.
What I need is a basic breakdown, because the legalese of the regs is giving me a headache.
Also, could all of the time I logged thus far count toward my 250 hours? Or would that only be solo time? Because if it's all the time, then I would only need the endorsement for the high performance/complex plane and some extra XC time as well as time to learn new maneuvers. The way I see it is I'll have about 45 or 50 hours total in my book when I'm done with my PPL. I'll have 100 total with the added XC time. After instrument, I'll have about 150. Would that mean I'd only need another 100 hours to be eligible for my commercial?
I just want to know, because I was just doing some random planning and thinking about my path and wanted to make sure I had everything in check. It would help me decide on whether or not to opt for 141 instruction on the instrument and then switch back to 61 for the commercial. However, I think doing that would make it even more expensive.
I'd prefer to stick with Part 61 because it's a better pace and not so structured.
Does anyone happen to have a small breakdown or maybe know it off the tops of your heads? I feel bad for asking this, since I know this topic has been beaten to death.
I've been researching online about this and I just want to set the record straight:
I know for Part 61 Instrument, you need a prerequisite of 50hrs PIC XC time. From there, you need an additional 40 of instruction (of which 20 can be done in a sim) plus ground school.
For Part 61 Commercial, I know you need 250 hours of which 100 is in a plane. The extra 100 hours is more XC time and stuff in complex planes.
What I need is a basic breakdown, because the legalese of the regs is giving me a headache.
Also, could all of the time I logged thus far count toward my 250 hours? Or would that only be solo time? Because if it's all the time, then I would only need the endorsement for the high performance/complex plane and some extra XC time as well as time to learn new maneuvers. The way I see it is I'll have about 45 or 50 hours total in my book when I'm done with my PPL. I'll have 100 total with the added XC time. After instrument, I'll have about 150. Would that mean I'd only need another 100 hours to be eligible for my commercial?
I just want to know, because I was just doing some random planning and thinking about my path and wanted to make sure I had everything in check. It would help me decide on whether or not to opt for 141 instruction on the instrument and then switch back to 61 for the commercial. However, I think doing that would make it even more expensive.
I'd prefer to stick with Part 61 because it's a better pace and not so structured.
Does anyone happen to have a small breakdown or maybe know it off the tops of your heads? I feel bad for asking this, since I know this topic has been beaten to death.