Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An applicant for a commercial pilot licence with the helicopter category rating must have at least 100 hours of aeronautical experience that includes:
(a) at least 90 hours of flight time as pilot of a helicopter; and
(b) at least 35 hours of flight time as pilot in command of a helicopter; and
(c) at least 10 hours of cross - country flight time as pilot in command of a helicopter; and
(d) at least 10 hours of instrument time; and
(e) at least 5 hours of instrument flight time in a helicopter.
(2) Any of the required aeronautical experience that is not completed as flight time as a pilot must be completed as:
(a) simulated flight time in an approved flight simulation training device for the purpose; or
(b) tethered flight time.
(3) However, no more than 5 hours of the required aeronautical experience may be completed as tethered flight time.
(4) The cross - country flight time required by paragraph (1)(c) must include a flight of at least 150 nautical miles during which a landing is made at each of 2 landing areas, other than the one from which the flight began.
(5) The flight time in a helicopter required by subregulation (1) must be completed in a registered or recognised helicopter.