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A high-performance endorsement is required for an airplane with what characteristic?

Choices

✓ An engine of more than 200 horsepowercorrect
High-performance is defined by an engine over 200 horsepower.
Retractable landing gear
Retractable gear (with flaps and a controllable-pitch prop) defines complex, not high-performance.
A glass cockpit
Avionics type does not trigger the high-performance endorsement.
More than four seats
Seat count is not the high-performance criterion.

Why

Under 61.31, a high-performance endorsement is required for an airplane with an engine of more than 200 horsepower; complex refers to retractable gear, flaps, and a controllable-pitch propeller.

FAA source: 14 CFR 61.31browse the reference library →

This is taught in Growing: Ratings, Endorsements and Experience — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.

Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.