---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 61.411"
title: "14"
number: "61.411"
heading: "What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/61.411"
---

# §61.411. What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?


Use the following table to determine the experience you must have for each aircraft category and class:


## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44875, July 27, 2004, as amended by FAA-2023-1275; Amdt. 61-157, 89 FR 92483, Nov. 21, 2024; Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35216, 35218, July 24, 2025]

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44875, July 27, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### 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-2001-11133, 69 FR 44875, July 27, 2004, as amended by FAA-2023-1275; Amdt. 61-157, 89 FR 92483, Nov. 21, 2024; Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35216, 35218, July 24, 2025]