CAX ACS

TASK A

1. To be eligible for a commercial pilot certificate, a person must:

a) Be at least 18 years of age;

(1) Conducted the required ground training or reviewed the person's home study on the
aeronautical knowledge areas listed in §61.125 of this part that apply to the aircraft
category and class rating sought; and

(2) Certified that the person is prepared for the required knowledge test that applies
to the aircraft category and class rating sought.

d) Pass the required knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed in
§61.125 of this part;
e) Receive the required training and a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor
who:

(1) Conducted the training on the areas of operation listed in §61.127(b) of this part
that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought; and

(2) Certified that the person is prepared for the required practical test.

f) Meet the aeronautical experience requirements of this subpart that apply to the aircraft
category and class rating sought before applying for the practical test;
g) Pass the required practical test on the areas of operation listed in §61.127(b) of this part
that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought;
h) Hold at least a private pilot certificate issued under this part or meet the requirements of
§61.73; and

(i) Comply with the sections of this part that apply to the aircraft category and class
rating sought.

b) (a) For an airplane single-engine rating. Except as provided in paragraph (i) of this section, a
person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane category and single-
engine class rating must log at least 250 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at
least:
c) (1) 100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in airplanes.
d) (2) 100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least—
e) (i) 50 hours in airplanes; and
 f) (ii) 50 hours in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes.
g) (3) 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in §61.127(b)(1) of this part that
includes at least—
h) (i) Ten hours of instrument training using a view-limiting device including attitude instrument
flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking
navigational systems. Five hours of the 10 hours required on instrument training must be in a
single engine airplane;
i) (ii) 10 hours of training in a complex airplane, a turbine-powered airplane, or a technically
advanced airplane (TAA) that meets the requirements of paragraph (j) of this section, or any
combination thereof. The airplane must be appropriate to land or sea for the rating sought;
j) (iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in daytime conditions that
consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original
point of departure;
k) (iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime conditions that
consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original
point of departure; and
l) (v) Three hours in a single-engine airplane with an authorized instructor in preparation for the
practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test.
m) (4) Ten hours of solo flight time in a single engine airplane or 10 hours of flight time
performing the duties of pilot in command in a single engine airplane with an authorized
instructor on board (either of which may be credited towards the flight time requirement
under paragraph (a)(2) of this section), on the areas of operation listed under §61.127(b)(1)
that include—
n) (i) One cross-country flight of not less than 300 nautical miles total distance, with landings at
a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 nautical
miles from the original departure point. However, if this requirement is being met in Hawaii,
the longest segment need only have a straight-line distance of at least 150 nautical miles;
and
o) (ii) 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing
involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower.

(i) A private pilot may act as pilot in command of an aircraft without holding a medical certificate
issued under part 67 of this chapter provided the pilot holds a valid U.S. driver's license, meets the
requirements of §61.23(c)(3), and complies with this section and all of the following conditions and
limitations:

(1) The aircraft is authorized to carry not more than 6 occupants, has a maximum takeoff
weight of not more than 6,000 pounds, and is operated with no more than five passengers on board;
and

(2) The flight, including each portion of the flight, is not carried out—

(i) At an altitude that is more than 18,000 feet above mean sea level;

(ii) Outside the United States unless authorized by the country in which the flight is conducted;
or
(iii) At an indicated airspeed exceeding 250 knots; and

(3) The pilot has available in his or her logbook—

(i) The completed medical examination checklist required under §68.7 of this chapter; and

(ii) The certificate of course completion required under §61.23(c)(3).