Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An applicant for an air transport pilot licence with the helicopter category rating must have at least 1 000 hours of aeronautical experience that includes:
(a) at least 900 hours of flight time as a pilot; and
(b) at least 750 hours of flight time as pilot of a helicopter; and
(c) at least 250 hours of flight time as pilot in command, or pilot in command under supervision, of a helicopter; and
(d) at least 70 hours of flight time as pilot in command of a helicopter; and
(e) at least 200 hours of cross - country flight time in a helicopter; and
(f) at least 100 hours of cross - country flight time as pilot in command, or pilot in command under supervision, of a helicopter; and
(g) at least 50 hours of flight time at night as pilot of a helicopter; and
(h) at least 30 hours of instrument time; and
(i) at least 20 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:
(a) no more than 25 hours of the required aeronautical experience may be completed in a flight simulation training device that is not a flight simulator; and
(b) no more than 5 hours of the required aeronautical experience may be completed as tethered flight time.
(4) The flight time in a helicopter required by subregulation (1) must be completed in a registered or recognised helicopter.