25 hours as PIC in the PC-24 under the direct observation of a pilot holding the PC-24 type rating without limitations (14 CFR 61.64(g)), each flight attested in writing → administrative removal, no checkride. PC-12 time doesn't shortcut it — the hours must be in the jet.
The PC-24 SOE, in plain English
The PC-24 is Pilatus's single-pilot-capable jet, and its natural buyer is the long-time PC-12 operator finally adding turbofans. Type courses run in a full-flight simulator, and under 14 CFR 61.64(f)(2) the rating prints with the Supervised Operating Experience limitation unless you arrived with one of the §61.64(b) experience outs — a prior unrestricted turbojet type, 1,000 hours in two turbojets, 500 hours in the PC-24 itself. Here's the part that surprises PC-12 veterans: five thousand hours of PC-12 time doesn't count. It's turboprop time, and the outs are written around turbojet type ratings. The PC-24 is usually this pilot's first jet type rating, so the limitation prints, and until it's removed you act as PIC only under the direct observation of a pilot who holds the PC-24 without limitations.
It stings precisely because the PC-24 was bought to be flown the way the PC-12 was — single-pilot, owner-flown, into the same short strips. The good news: once the hours exist, the fix is paperwork, not performance.
The PC-24 mentor math
Your insurer almost certainly required mentor time in the jet anyway, and those flights can double as your SOE. The PC-24-specific catch: the fleet is still small and much of it flies for fractional and corporate operators, so the freelance mentor pool holding an unrestricted PC-24 is one of the thinnest in the light-jet world. A mentor with CJ, Phenom, or even PC-12 credentials — however good — does not qualify; §61.64(g)(1) requires the supervising pilot to hold the PC-24 type rating without limitations. Confirm that before hour one, because 25 hours behind the wrong mentor satisfy your insurance policy and nothing else.
The rest is standard §61.64(g): you perform the duties of PIC on every flight while the mentor observes (§61.64(g)(3)), and every flight gets logged with the mentor's written attestation (§61.64(g)(2)). The common miss is mentor-CFIs logging "dual given" instead of attesting supervised PIC time. Use the sample attestation wording (PDF) from the first flight and the paperwork stays clean.
Why PC-24 owners knock this out promptly
Until the SOE comes off, every leg needs a qualified observer aboard — in an airplane whose entire sales pitch is going anywhere, alone, off runways nobody else's jet will touch. At typical owner utilization the 25 hours are done in a season; the removal itself is 20 minutes of video call. On the certificate side it's the same administrative machinery as the CFI-world SOE limitation removal — evidence verified, certificate reissued, nothing flown — and the full regulatory walkthrough is in our 61.64(g) guide. We verify your logbook against the reg before the appointment, free, so removal day is a formality.
What removal requires
- 25 hours in the PC-24 while performing PIC duties, under direct observation of a PIC holding the PC-24 rating without limitations
- Written attestation for every SOE flight in your logbook
- Certificate + government photo ID
- IACRA application for the limitation removal
Common tripwires we see: mentor flights logged as instruction with no supervised-PIC attestation, attestations missing the mentor's certificate number, and owners counting sim hours or PC-12 legs toward the 25 (neither counts — supervised PIC time in the PC-24 only). Send your documents ahead — you'll get a checklist after the contact form — and we verify everything before the appointment. If something's short, you'll know before you've paid a dime.
How the appointment runs
- Identity verification (valid, unexpired photo ID)
- Certificate + logbook review — 25 SOE hours and attestations verified against §61.64(g)
- IACRA application signed live
- Temporary certificate without the limitation issued on the call
About 20 minutes, from anywhere with a stable connection — FBO, hangar office, layover hotel. 24-hour advance notice required for FAA DMS oversight entry.
Pricing — $200 flat
No travel fees, no rescheduling fees, no charge if you're determined not eligible during the appointment. Details → Pricing
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