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 A type rating is an authorization entered on or associated with a pilot licence and forming part thereof, stating pilot's privileges or limitations pertaining to certain aircraft type. Such qualification requires additional training beyond the s ...

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) or multi engine piston (MEP) single pilot aircraft can be flown without a ''type rating'', but are covered by a ''class rating'' instead. In the United States, all turbojets require a type rating. Aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of more than typically require a type rating. There are seven categories of aircraft, which contain the following classes:

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Image:Mars Water Bomber.jpg, A Mars water bomber, one of the largest multi-engine sea-class aircraft File:ZeppelinNT-01.jpg, An airship class aircraft in the aerostat category, a

Zeppelin NT The Zeppelin NT (''"Neue Technologie"'', German for ''new technology'') is a class of helium-filled airships being manufactured since the 1990s by the German company Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH (ZLT) in Friedrichshafen. The initial model i ...

File:Schweizer2-33C-GRVS.JPG, An example of a glider class aircraft, a

Schweizer SGS 2-33 The Schweizer SGS 2-33 is an American two-seat, high-wing, strut-braced, training glider that was built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.Schweizer, Paul A: ''Wings Like Eagles, The Story of Soaring in the United States'', pages 227- ...

File:CAFcormorantYQR.JPG, An example of a rotorcraft class aircraft, a

CH-149 The AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant is the Canadian Forces designation for the AgustaWestland AW101 (formerly EH101), a helicopter used for air-sea rescue in Canada. Developed as a joint venture between Westland Aircraft in the UK and Agusta i ...

Cormorant helicopter File:C-17 4.jpg, An example of a very large multi-engine class aircraft, a

C-17 Globemaster III The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of t ...

File:CF-188A BANKING.jpg, An example of a jet fighter aircraft, a

CF-18 Hornet The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) variant of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. In 1980, the F/A-18 was selected as the winner of the New ...

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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
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