What is a high performance endorsement?
Federal aviation regulations require pilots to have a high-performance airplane endorsement in order to act as pilot-in-command (PIC) of a high-performance airplane. Any airplane with an engine of more than200 horsepower is considered “high-performance.” An airplane with a 200-horsepower engine does not qualify.
Is a Piper Arrow a high performance aircraft?
The FAA defines a high performance airplane as having an engine GREATER than 200 horsepower. As I understand it, the “201” is strictly a Piper model nubmer (I believe it is to differentiate between Hershey bar wings and tapered wings).
What kind of aircraft requires a high performance endorsement?
Some aircraft are both high performance and complex and require both endorsements to operate. The high performance endorsement will get you into aircraft like the Cessna 182. This plane travels faster and has much greater range and capabilities than a typical Cessna 172.
Do you need an endorsement to fly a complex airplane?
Prior to August 1997, a separate requirement to operate as pilot in command in a “complex” airplane didn’t exist under part 61 and was considered to be part of the high-performance criteria. Today, a separate endorsement is required for each operating privilege.
When did FAA change the definition of high performance aircraft?
Many aircraft met this definition and were used to gain the training and endorsement, including the Cessna Cutlass 172RG, Cessna 182, and Piper Seminole, to name a few. With the changes to Part 61 in August 1997, the FAA changed the definition of high performance and added a separate endorsement for complex aircraft.
What do you need to know about high altitude endorsements?
The training and endorsements required to obtain a high-altitude endorsement under 61.31 (g) are not required if you can document satisfactory accomplishment of any of the following in a pressurized aircraft, or in a flight simulator or flight training device that is representative of a pressurized aircraft: