---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 194.233"
title: "14"
number: "194.233"
heading: "Alternate means to satisfy the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/194.233"
---

# §194.233. Alternate means to satisfy the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating.


Notwithstanding the eligibility requirement in [§ 61.123(f)](/cfr/14/61.123.md?p=f) of this chapter, an applicant who does not meet the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements specified in [§ 61.129(e)](/cfr/14/61.129.md?p=e) of this chapter will be considered eligible for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating as specified in paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section.

- (a) An applicant who does not meet the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements specified in § [61.129(e)(3)(ii)](/cfr/14/61.129.md?p=e-3-ii) and [(iii)](/cfr/14/61.129.md?p=e-3-iii) of this chapter will be considered eligible for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating, provided the applicant has logged at least three cross-country flights consisting of—
  - (1) One 2-hour cross-country flight in a powered-lift in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
  - (2) One 2-hour cross-country flight in a powered-lift in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and
  - (3) An additional cross-country flight with landings at a minimum of three points, with one segment consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure. Except for the original point of departure, this additional cross-country flight must include landings at different points than the cross-country flights specified in paragraphs [(a)(1)](#a-1) and [(2)](#a-2) of this section.
- (b) An applicant who does not have the cross-country aeronautical experience specified in [§ 61.129(e)(4)(i)](/cfr/14/61.129.md?p=e-4-i) of this chapter will be considered eligible for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category, provided the applicant has logged at least two cross-country flights with landings at a minimum of three points, with one segment consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure. Except for the original point of departure, the second cross-country flight must include landings at different points than the first cross-country flight.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7572; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44705, 44707, 44712, 44713, 44715, 44716, and 44722; Sec. 955 of Pub. L. 118-63.

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-2023-1275, Amdt. 194-1, 89 FR 92489, Nov. 21, 2024, unless otherwise noted.