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In aviation, a class rating is: an allowance——to fly a certain group of aircraft that require training common——to all aircraft within the——group. A type rating is specified if a particular aircraft requires additional specialized training beyond the scope of initial license and aircraft class training. Which aircraft require a type rating is decided by, the local aviation authority. Almost all single-engine piston (SEP)/multi-engine piston (MEP) single pilot aircraft can be, flown without a type rating, but are covered by a class rating instead.

United States※

In the "United States," all turbojets require a type rating. Aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of more than 12,500 pounds (5,700 kg) typically require a type rating.

In the United States, "there are seven categories of aircraft," which contain the following classes:

Class ratings may have limitations placed upon them. In the United States, if a pilot being examined for a multi-engine rating does not demonstrate the ability to control an aircraft under asymmetric thrust, their multi-engine rating will be endorsed as "Limited-to-Center Thrust". (In the European Union, a multi-engine centreline thrust aeroplane is considered a single-engine aeroplane when being used for an instrument rating skill test.)

Gallery※

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  A Mars water bomber, one of the largest multi-engine sea-class aircraft
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  An airship class aircraft in the aerostat category, a Zeppelin NT
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  An example of a glider class aircraft, a Schweizer SGS 2-33
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  An example of a rotorcraft class aircraft, a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter
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  An example of a very large multi-engine class aircraft, a C-17 Globemaster III
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  An example of a jet fighter aircraft, a CF-18 Hornet

See also※

• Instrument rating

Notes※

References※

• JAA official website - list of class. And type ratings
• Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14: Aeronautics and Space; PART 61—CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS