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Flight time logged to meet the FAA Private ASEL requirements under FAR §141 Appendix B(3) should be logged as follows:

Flight Time

35 Hours Flight Time

• Log 35+ hours Total Time.
  • Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.
  • Simulated Flight time is counted when Dual Received time is also logged.
  • Simulator time allowed:
    • up to 7 hours combined: 
      • FFS - 7 hours maximum.
      • BATD, AATD, or FTD - 5.2 hours maximum.

5 Hours of Solo cross country

• Log 5+ hours of Cross-Country time.
  • Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.
  • Aircraft is not a simulator.

3 hours of Instruments Time

• Log 3+ hours of instrument time logged as actual or simulated.
• Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.

Flight Time Logged as Dual Received

The following requirements must be logged as Dual Received.

20 Hours of Flight Training

• Aircraft is not a simulator.

3 hours of cross-country flight training

• Log a minimum of 3 hours as Cross-Country as Dual-Received.
  • Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.
  • Aircraft is not a simulator.

3 hours of night flight training

• Log a minimum of 3 hours of Night flight time.
  
  • Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.
  • Simulator time is not counted.

10 night takeoff and full-stop landings

• Log 10+ night takeoff and landings to a full stop.
  • Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.
  • The entry contains an airport in the departure, destination, or route fields.
  • Aircraft is not a simulator.

Night cross-country training flight

• Log Night cross-country time.
  
  • Flight distance logged is greater than 100nm.

  • The entry includes one leg of 50nm.

  • Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.
  • Simulator time is not counted.

3 hours of flight training within the preceding 60 days

• Log 3+ hours within the preceding 60 days.
  
  • Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.
  • Simulator time is not counted.

Flight Time Logged as Solo

The following requirements must be logged as solo time.

5 hours of Solo Flight Time

• Log 5+ hours as solo time.
  • Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.
  • Simulator time is not counted.

“Long” Cross-Country Flight Requirements

• Log a single entry as a Cross-Country flight.
  
  • Time is logged as Solo time.
  • At least three landings are logged in the entry.
  • The entry must have at least three airports in the departure, destination, and route fields.
  • The entry total route distance must be at least 100nm.
  • The entry must Include one leg of 50nm.
  • Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.
  • Simulator time is not counted.

3 takeoffs and 3 full-stop landings solo at a towered airport

• Three takeoffs must be logged.
• Time is logged as Solo time.
• Three landings to a full stop must be logged.
• The logged entry contains a towered airport.
• Time is logged in an Aircraft ASEL.
• Simulator time is not counted.