#231 61.65 - Aeronautical experience for the instrument helicopter rating

22 Nov 2025 · 3 min
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22 Nov 2025 · 3 min

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Kenny Keller breaks down FAR 61.65 requirements for an instrument helicopter rating: 50 hours cross-country PIC time, 15 hours in helicopters, 40 hours instrument time, and 15 hours with an instructor. He walks through how airplane and simulator hours can count toward the totals.

Questions this episode answers

50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command (except as provided in paragraph g).

10 hours must have been in a helicopter.

40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time.

15 hours must have been with an authorized instructor who holds an instrument helicopter rating.

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