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Which combination of features defines a complex airplane requiring an endorsement?
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✓ Retractable gear, flaps, and a controllable-pitch propellercorrect
A complex airplane has all three: retractable gear, flaps, and a controllable-pitch prop.
An engine over 200 horsepower only
That defines high-performance, not complex.
A tailwheel and a fixed-pitch propeller
Tailwheel requires its own endorsement and is not the complex definition.
Pressurization and oxygen
Pressurization relates to high-altitude endorsements, not complex.
Why
A complex airplane has retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable-pitch propeller, and requires a 61.31 complex endorsement.
FAA source: 14 CFR 61.31browse the reference library →
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