{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-61.156","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 61.156","heading":"Training requirements: Airplane category—multiengine class or multiengine airplane type rating concurrently with an airline transport pilot certificate.","body":"A person who applies for the knowledge test for an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane category multiengine class rating must present a graduation certificate from an authorized training provider under part 121, 135, 141, or 142 of this chapter certifying the applicant has completed the following training in a course approved by the Administrator.\n(a) Academic training. The applicant for the knowledge test must receive at least 30 hours of classroom instruction that includes the following:\n(1) At least 8 hours of instruction on aerodynamics including high altitude operations;\n(2) At least 2 hours of instruction on meteorology, including adverse weather phenomena and weather detection systems; and\n(3) At least 14 hours of instruction on air carrier operations, including the following areas:\n(i) Physiology;\n(ii) Communications;\n(iii) Checklist philosophy;\n(iv) Operational control;\n(v) Minimum equipment list/configuration deviation list;\n(vi) Ground operations;\n(vii) Turbine engines;\n(viii) Transport category aircraft performance;\n(ix) Automation, navigation, and flight path warning systems.\n(4) At least 6 hours of instruction on leadership, professional development, crew resource management, and safety culture.\n(b) FSTD training. The applicant for the knowledge test must receive at least 10 hours of training in a flight simulation training device qualified under part 60 of this chapter that represents a multiengine turbine airplane. The training must include the following:\n(1) At least 6 hours of training in a Level C or higher full flight simulator qualified under part 60 of this chapter that represents a multiengine turbine airplane with a maximum takeoff weight of 40,000 pounds or greater. The training must include the following areas:\n(i) Low energy states/stalls;\n(ii) Upset recovery techniques; and\n(iii) Adverse weather conditions, including icing, thunderstorms, and crosswinds with gusts.\n(2) The remaining FSTD training may be completed in a Level 4 or higher flight simulation training device. The training must include the following areas:\n(i) Navigation including flight management systems; and\n(ii) Automation including autoflight.\n(c) Deviation authority. The Administrator may issue deviation authority from the weight requirement in paragraph (b)(1) of this section upon a determination that the objectives of the training can be met in an alternative device.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—AIRMEN","PART 61—CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS","Subpart G—Airline Transport Pilots"],"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":"a27a81f850d2c2238fc44669fb57cfa88522fc1b76f65e8c9afe81c6200feb4d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-61.155","next":"us/14-cfr-61.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}