14 CFR §194.235

1. (a)An applicant who does not meet the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements specified in § 61.65(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter will be considered eligible for an instrument-powered-lift rating, provided the applicant has logged instrument time that includes instrument flight training on cross-country flight procedures, including two cross-country flights in a powered-lift, provided each cross-country flight—
   1. (1)Is conducted with either an authorized instructor or an instructor pilot; and
   2. (2)Involves—
      1. (i)A flight of 100 nautical miles along airways or by directed routing from an air traffic control facility;
      2. (ii)An instrument approach at each airport; and
      3. (iii)Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.
2. (b)Notwithstanding the requirements in § 61.65(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter for the cross-country flight in a powered-lift, an applicant for an instrument-powered-lift rating is not required to file a flight plan and perform the cross-country flight under instrument flight rules, provided—
   1. (1)The powered-lift is not certificated for instrument flight; and
   2. (2)The applicant holds one of the following—
      1. (i)An instrument-airplane rating;
      2. (ii)An instrument-helicopter rating; or
      3. (iii)An airline transport pilot certificate.