Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An applicant for a commercial pilot licence with the aeroplane category rating must have at least 200 hours of aeronautical experience that includes:
(a) at least 190 hours of flight time as a pilot; and
(b) at least the following hours of flight time as pilot in command of an aeroplane:
(i) for an applicant holding a commercial pilot licence, or an air transport pilot licence, with the helicopter rating--60 hours;
(ii) for an applicant holding a private pilot licence with the helicopter rating--80 hours;
(iii) for any other applicant--100 hours; and
(c) at least 20 hours of cross - country flight time as pilot in command of an aeroplane; and
(d) at least 10 hours of instrument time; and
(e) at least 5 hours of instrument flight time in an aeroplane.
(2) Any of the required aeronautical experience that is not completed as flight time as a pilot must be completed as simulated flight time in an approved flight simulation training device for the purpose.
(3) The cross - country flight time required by paragraph (1)(c) must include a flight of at least 300 nautical miles during which a full - stop landing is made at each of 2 aerodromes not within the flight training area for the aerodrome from which the flight began.