To obtain a commercial certificate in an airplane under FAR Part 61 rules a pilot must have: 250 hours of flight time, 100 hours of which must be in powered aircraft, and 50 must be in airplanes. 100 hours of pilot-in-command time, 50 of which must be in airplanes.
You must log at least 250 flight hours at a Part 61 school to obtain your commercial pilot license. In contrast, you only need a minimum of 190 flight hours in a Part 141 school. The flight time in either type of school must include minimum hours of the following:
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flying hours required for cpl
