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A single-engine commercial applicant needs 10 hours of instrument training. How many must be in an airplane?

5 hours must be in a single-engine airplane.

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  1. 5 hours ✔
  2. 10 hours
  3. 2 hours

Why: The 10 hours of instrument training use a view-limiting device and cover attitude flying, partial panel, unusual attitudes, and tracking navigation. Only 5 of the 10 hours must be in a single-engine airplane.

Huh, didn't know that: Helicopter applicants need only 5 hours of instrument training, and it may be done in a simulator or training device.

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Answer: 5 hours. The 10 hours of instrument training use a view-limiting device and cover attitude flying, partial panel, unusual attitudes, and tracking navigation. Only 5 of the 10 hours must be in a single-engine airplane.

  1. 14 CFR 61.129 Aeronautical experience (Cornell LII eCFR mirror) www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.129
    Five hours of the 10 hours required on instrument training must be in a single engine airplane
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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