1,500 hours of total time as a pilot that includes at least:
(1) 500 hours of cross-country
flight time.
(2) 100 hours of
night flight time.
(3) 50 hours of
flight time in the class of
airplane for the
rating sought. A maximum of 25 hours of training in a
full flight simulatorrepresenting the class of
airplane for the
rating sought may be credited toward the
flight time requirement of this paragraph if the training was accomplished as part of an approved training course in parts 121, 135, 141, or 142 of this chapter. A
flight training device or
aviation training device may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
(4) 75 hours of
instrument flight time, in actual or simulated
instrument conditions, subject to the following:
(i) Except as provided in
paragraph (a)(4)(ii) of this section, an applicant may not receive credit for more than a total of 25 hours of simulated
instrument time in a
full flight simulator or
flight training device.
(ii) A maximum of 50 hours of training in a
full flight simulator or
flight training device may be credited toward the
instrument
flight time requirements of
paragraph (a)(4) of this section if the training was accomplished in a course conducted by a training center certificated under part 142 of this chapter.
(iii) Training in a
full flight simulator or
flight training device must be accomplished in a
full flight simulator or
flight training device, representing an
airplane.
(5) 250 hours of
flight time in an
airplane as a
pilot in command, or when serving as a required
second in command flightcrew member performing the duties of
pilot in command while under the supervision of a
pilot in command, or any combination thereof, which includes at least -
(i) 100 hours of cross-country
flight time; and
(ii) 25 hours of
night flight time.
(6) Not more than 100 hours of the total
aeronautical experience requirements of
paragraph (a) of this section or § 61.160 may be obtained in a
full flight simulator or
flight training device provided the device represents an
airplane and the
aeronautical experiencewas accomplished as part of an approved training course in parts 121, 135, 141, or 142 of this chapter.