---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 61.156"
title: "14"
number: "61.156"
heading: "Training requirements: Airplane category—multiengine class or multiengine airplane type rating concurrently with an airline transport pilot certificate."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/61.156"
---

# §61.156. Training requirements: Airplane category—multiengine class or multiengine airplane type rating concurrently with an airline transport pilot certificate.


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](/cfr/14/part121.md), [135](/cfr/14/part135.md), 141, or 142 of this chapter certifying the applicant has completed the following training in a course approved by the Administrator.

- (a) **Academic training.** The applicant for the knowledge test must receive at least 30 hours of classroom instruction that includes the following:
  - (1) At least 8 hours of instruction on aerodynamics including high altitude operations;
  - (2) At least 2 hours of instruction on meteorology, including adverse weather phenomena and weather detection systems; and
  - (3) **At least 14 hours of instruction on air carrier operations, including the following areas—**
    - (i) Physiology;
    - (ii) Communications;
    - (iii) Checklist philosophy;
    - (iv) Operational control;
    - (v) Minimum equipment list/configuration deviation list;
    - (vi) Ground operations;
    - (vii) Turbine engines;
    - (viii) Transport category aircraft performance;
    - (ix) **Automation, navigation, and flight path warning systems.**
  - (4) At least 6 hours of instruction on leadership, professional development, crew resource management, and safety culture.
- (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](/cfr/14/part60.md) of this chapter that represents a multiengine turbine airplane. The training must include the following:
  - (1) At least 6 hours of training in a Level C or higher full flight simulator qualified under [part 60](/cfr/14/part60.md) 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:
    - (i) Low energy states/stalls;
    - (ii) Upset recovery techniques; and
    - (iii) **Adverse weather conditions, including icing, thunderstorms, and crosswinds with gusts.**
  - (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:
    - (i) Navigation including flight management systems; and
    - (ii) **Automation including autoflight.**
- (c) **Deviation authority.** The Administrator may issue deviation authority from the weight requirement in [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section upon a determination that the objectives of the training can be met in an alternative device.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2010-0100, 78 FR 42375, July 15, 2013, as amended by Amdt. 61-149, 86 FR 62087, Nov. 9, 2021]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-44711, 44729, 44903, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.

### Source

Source: Docket 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2010-0100, 78 FR 42375, July 15, 2013, as amended by Amdt. 61-149, 86 FR 62087, Nov. 9, 2021]