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Required Ground Instruction for ASEL Commercial + Instrument Add-On

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Commercial Pilot, FAA Regulations, Instrument Rating, Student Pilot

I'm a commercial-instrument rated helicopter pilot working toward an airplane instrument + commercial ASEL add-on rating. Since I'm adding a new category (airplane) to an existing commercial certificate, what is required -- if anything -- for logging ground instruction?

§61.125 for the commercial and §61.65 for the instrument makes it sound as though it is for the initial requirement for the rating, but it seems odd if nothing is logged when applying for the rating.

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  1. Kris Kortokrax on Dec 24, 2014

    61.63(b) requires that you complete the required training and aeronautical experience required for the rating.

    61.51(a) requires that you log training and aeronautical experience required for a certificate, rating or flight review.

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