{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-194.235","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 194.235","heading":"Alternate means to satisfy the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements for an instrument-powered-lift rating.","body":"(a) An applicant who does not meet the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements specified in § 61.65(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter will be considered eligible for an instrument-powered-lift rating, provided the applicant has logged instrument time that includes instrument flight training on cross-country flight procedures, including two cross-country flights in a powered-lift, provided each cross-country flight—\n(1) Is conducted with either an authorized instructor or an instructor pilot; and\n(2) Involves—\n(i) A flight of 100 nautical miles along airways or by directed routing from an air traffic control facility;\n(ii) An instrument approach at each airport; and\n(iii) Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.\n(b) Notwithstanding the requirements in § 61.65(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter for the cross-country flight in a powered-lift, an applicant for an instrument-powered-lift rating is not required to file a flight plan and perform the cross-country flight under instrument flight rules, provided—\n(1) The powered-lift is not certificated for instrument flight; and\n(2) The applicant holds one of the following—\n(i) An instrument-airplane rating;\n(ii) An instrument-helicopter rating; or\n(iii) An airline transport pilot certificate.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER L—OTHER SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS","PART 194—SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION NO. 120—POWERED-LIFT: PILOT CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING; OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS","Subpart B—Certification, Training, and Qualification Requirements for Pilots and Flight Instructors"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"e766c3a43d9cc7a666eed76115a3e66875e747d1961f335ed80869479b0f654d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-194.233","next":"us/14-cfr-194.237"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}