Simulator for Complex time

[Steven Barnes]

I'm working on my Commercial certificate. I've got about 4.5 hours in a
PFCAATD simulating the Bonanza I'm going to use for the complex part of my
checkride. The rest of the time is in the Bonanza plus 1.5 in an Arrow.

Question: Does the 4.5 in the simulator count towards the 10 hours of
complex I need? Side question: Does the 10 hours have to be dual? Or do you
just need 10 hours?

Thanks!

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PP-ASEL, instrument

[Gary Drescher]

"Steven Barnes" > wrote in message
et...
> I'm working on my Commercial certificate. I've got about 4.5 hours in a
> PFCAATD simulating the Bonanza I'm going to use for the complex part of my
> checkride. The rest of the time is in the Bonanza plus 1.5 in an Arrow.
>
> Question: Does the 4.5 in the simulator count towards the 10 hours of
> complex I need? Side question: Does the 10 hours have to be dual? Or do
> you
> just need 10 hours?

FAR 61.129a3ii requires "10 hours of training in an airplane that has a
retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller, or is
turbine-powered". A simulator is not an airplane, so simulator time doesn't
count toward this requirement.

FAR 61.1b6 defines "flight training" as training received in flight from an
instructor (hence dual).

--Gary

[Steven Barnes]

Bah. The sim time was good practice, got IFR current too. Hmmm. Guess I need
to grab a few hour in the cheaper Arrow...



"Gary Drescher" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Steven Barnes" > wrote in message
> et...
> > I'm working on my Commercial certificate. I've got about 4.5 hours in a
> > PFCAATD simulating the Bonanza I'm going to use for the complex part of
my
> > checkride. The rest of the time is in the Bonanza plus 1.5 in an Arrow.
> >
> > Question: Does the 4.5 in the simulator count towards the 10 hours of
> > complex I need? Side question: Does the 10 hours have to be dual? Or do
> > you
> > just need 10 hours?
>
> FAR 61.129a3ii requires "10 hours of training in an airplane that has a
> retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller, or is
> turbine-powered". A simulator is not an airplane, so simulator time
doesn't
> count toward this requirement.
>
> FAR 61.1b6 defines "flight training" as training received in flight from
an
> instructor (hence dual).
>
> --Gary
>
>

[Bob Gardner]

As the editor of the FAA Aviation News once said in response to a similar
question, "The extension cord is not long enough."

Bob Gardner

"Steven Barnes" > wrote in message
. com...
> Bah. The sim time was good practice, got IFR current too. Hmmm. Guess I
> need
> to grab a few hour in the cheaper Arrow...
>
>
>
> "Gary Drescher" > wrote in message
> . ..
>>
>> "Steven Barnes" > wrote in message
>> et...
>> > I'm working on my Commercial certificate. I've got about 4.5 hours in a
>> > PFCAATD simulating the Bonanza I'm going to use for the complex part of
> my
>> > checkride. The rest of the time is in the Bonanza plus 1.5 in an Arrow.
>> >
>> > Question: Does the 4.5 in the simulator count towards the 10 hours of
>> > complex I need? Side question: Does the 10 hours have to be dual? Or do
>> > you
>> > just need 10 hours?
>>
>> FAR 61.129a3ii requires "10 hours of training in an airplane that has a
>> retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller, or
>> is
>> turbine-powered". A simulator is not an airplane, so simulator time
> doesn't
>> count toward this requirement.
>>
>> FAR 61.1b6 defines "flight training" as training received in flight from
> an
>> instructor (hence dual).
>>
>> --Gary
>>
>>
>
>