FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATM)Regulations (14 CFR 117/121/61)Hard
Under 14 CFR 61.31, a type rating is required to act as pilot in command of which of the following aircraft?
- AA single-engine reciprocating airplane weighing 10,000 pounds
- BAny airplane requiring a multiengine class rating, regardless of weight or engine type
- CA turbojet-powered airplane, regardless of its maximum certificated takeoff weight
- DA reciprocating multiengine airplane weighing 10,000 pounds
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. A turbojet-powered airplane, regardless of its maximum certificated takeoff weight
14 CFR 61.31(a) requires a type rating for large aircraft (over 12,500 lbs MGTOW) or for any turbojet-powered airplane, regardless of weight. A 10,000-pound reciprocating airplane does not meet the weight threshold and does not require a type rating on that basis alone.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. 10,000 lbs is below the 12,500-lb large aircraft threshold, so no type rating is required on weight alone.
- B. Class rating requirements are separate from type rating triggers; not all multiengine airplanes require type ratings.
- D. Same reasoning as B; 10,000 lbs is below the large aircraft threshold.
Type Rating Requirement (61.31)
14 CFR 61.31 requires a type rating to act as PIC of large aircraft (over 12,500 lbs) or any turbojet-powered airplane.
- Triggered by weight over 12,500 lbs MGTOW
- Also triggered by turbojet power regardless of weight
- Other aircraft (e.g., experimental, per FAA determination) may also require type ratings
Memory trick: "Big or jet, you need the type rating yet."