Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An applicant for a private pilot licence with the airship category rating must have completed at least 25 hours of flight time as pilot of an airship that includes:
(a) at least 3 hours of cross - country flight time; and
(b) at least 3 hours of dual instrument flight time; and
(c) at least 5 hours of flight time as pilot in command under supervision.
(2) The cross - country flight time required by paragraph (1)(a) must include a flight of at least 25 nautical miles.
(3) The applicant must have completed, at an aerodrome:
(a) at least 5 take - offs; and
(b) at least 5 full - stop landings.
(4) For paragraph (3)(b), each landing must involve a flight in traffic patterns at the aerodrome.
Subpart 61.I -- Commercial pilot licences