Endorsement Lookup

Required before a student pilot is allowed to fly solo. CFI certifies the student has received required ground training on regulations and has passed a written exam covering the applicable portions of Parts 61, 91, and the operating area.

Certifies the student has received the required pre-solo flight training in the specific make and model of aircraft. Required before the first solo flight in that aircraft.

Required before a student pilot may solo at night. Certifies the student has received the required night training in the specific aircraft make and model.

Solo privileges expire every 90 days. CFI re-endorses for each subsequent 90-day period after verifying the student remains proficient. Endorsed in the student pilot's logbook.

Required before a student pilot may conduct solo flight in Class B airspace. Specific to one Class B area; a separate endorsement is required for each.

Required before a student pilot may solo into one of the specific airports listed in 14 CFR § 91.131(b)(2). Most restrictive solo endorsement.

One-time endorsement for the first student-pilot solo cross-country flight in a specific make and model. Certifies the student has received required cross-country training.

Per-flight endorsement. CFI reviews the planned route, weather, and navigation log for each specific solo cross-country before the student may depart.

Authorizes repeated solo cross-country flights to one or more specific airports within 50 NM of the student's home airport. Reduces per-flight endorsement burden for repeated training routes.

Required before acting as PIC of an airplane with an engine of more than 200 horsepower. One-time endorsement per pilot, not per aircraft. CFI certifies completion of ground and flight training.

Required before acting as PIC of an airplane with retractable landing gear, flaps, AND a controllable-pitch propeller. One-time endorsement.

Required before acting as PIC of a pressurized aircraft capable of operating above 25,000 ft MSL. Ground training covers high-altitude aerodynamics, hypoxia, pressurization systems.

Required before acting as PIC of a tailwheel airplane. One-time endorsement. Covers normal/crosswind takeoffs, wheel landings, three-point landings, go-arounds.

Required every 24 calendar months to act as PIC. Minimum 1 hour ground + 1 hour flight. CFI endorses for satisfactory completion. Cannot be substituted by anything except specific checkride / WINGS phase completion.

Required to regain IFR currency if more than 6 months past the lookback window. Conducted by a CFII (or equivalent). Re-establishes the pilot's instrument privileges.

Required before a private-pilot applicant may take the FAA knowledge test (written exam). Certifies the applicant has received required ground training and is prepared for the test.

Required before an instrument-rating applicant may take the FAA instrument knowledge test.

Required before a commercial-pilot applicant may take the FAA commercial knowledge test.

Required before the practical test (checkride). Certifies the applicant has received required flight + ground training in the areas of operation, has passed the knowledge test, and is prepared for the checkride.

Required before the instrument-rating checkride. Certifies completion of all instrument training requirements.

Required before the commercial-pilot checkride.

Required for the initial CFI-Airplane checkride. CFI applicant receives spin entry, spin, and spin-recovery training in an airplane that is certificated for spins; this endorsement satisfies the requirement.

Required before the initial CFI checkride. Certifies completion of fundamentals of instruction (FOI), spin training, and the area-of-operation flight training.

Required for any aircraft over 12,500 lb max takeoff weight, any turbojet, and some specific aircraft. Not a CFI endorsement — issued via type-rating checkride. Listed here so CFIs and pilots know it exists in the AC.