Notwithstanding the requirements specified in § 61.51(c), any pilot time acquired while operating an airplane or helicopter with a simplified flight controls designation may not be used to satisfy the following aeronautical experience requirements for a private, commercial, or airline transport pilot certificate, except for private pilot applicants who present an aircraft with the simplified flight controls designation to conduct the practical test—

1. (a) The solo flight time requirements in § 61.109(a)(5) or (c)(4);
2. (b) The PIC flight time requirements in § 61.129(a)(2)(i) and (c)(2)(i);
3. (c) The PIC flight time requirements in § 61.159(a)(5); and
4. (d) The PIC flight time requirements in § 61.161(a)(3).

[Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35211, July 24, 2025]