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Regulations & CertificationComplex Airplane
An airplane with retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller; operating one as pilot in command requires a one-time instructor endorsement.
“Complex airplane means an airplane that has a retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller, including airplanes equipped with an engine control system consisting of a digital computer and associated accessories for controlling the engine and propeller, such as a full authority digital engine control;”
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