Originally Posted by Cubdriver

For FAR Part 61 it is 250 hours minimum for a commercial ticket, for Part 141 it is less depending on the particular curriculum, but 190 hours is the hard minimum so 168 is a little short. CFI forget it, not going to happen with those hours. Most people have 350. I guess if you finished like a hero at 190 hours on the commercial, then went right to the CFI test in minimum time you could take it with as little as 205 hours. I'll have to check to be sure but CFI only requires ten hours or so of dual instruction. There may another time requirement like cross country or something, I'll have to check.