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61.109 Aeronautical experience. (full reg
for ASEL ONLY)
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(a)For an airplane
single-engine rating. Except as provided in
paragraph (k) of this section, a person who
applies for a private pilot certificate with
an airplane category and single-engine class
rating must log at least 40 hours of flight
time that includes at least 20 hours of flight
training from an authorized instructor and 10
hours of solo flight training in the areas of
operation listed in § 61.107(b)(1) of this
part, and the training must include at least
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(1) 3 hours of
cross-country flight training in a single-engine
airplane;
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(2) Except as
provided in § 61.110 of this part, 3 hours
of night flight training in a single-engine
airplane that includes -
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(i) One cross-country
flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance;
and
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(ii) 10 takeoffs
and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing
involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at
an airport.
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(3) 3 hours of
flight training in a single-engine airplane
on the control and maneuvering of an airplane
solely by reference to instruments, including
straight and level flight, constant airspeed
climbs and descents, turns to a heading, recovery
from unusual flight attitudes, radio communications,
and the use of navigation systems/facilities
and radar services appropriate to instrument
flight;
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(4) 3 hours of
flight training with an authorized instructor
in a single-engine airplane in preparation for
the practical test, which must have been performed
within the preceding 2 calendar months from
the month of the test; and
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(5) 10 hours
of solo flight time in a single-engine airplane,
consisting of at least -
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(i) 5 hours of
solo cross-country time;
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(ii) One solo
cross country flight of 150 nautical miles total
distance, with full-stop landings at three points,
and one segment of the flight consisting of
a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical
miles between the takeoff and landing locations;
and
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(iii) Three takeoffs
and three landings to a full stop (with each
landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern)
at an airport with an operating control tower.
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