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AC 194-2 - Pilot Training and Certification for Powered-Lift Operations

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Number
194-2
Title
Pilot Training and Certification for Powered-Lift Operations
Status
Active
Date issued
2024-11-21
Office of Primary Responsibility
AFS-100
Description

This AC provides guidance for applicants, pilots, evaluators, and instructors who seek to add an initial powered-lift category rating and specific type rating to their existing United States (U.S.) pilot certificate in accordance with Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 120, Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and Training; Operations Requirements. Pilots and certificate holders (CH) are encouraged to use this information as best practice methods for developing training programs scaled to specific powered-lift they operate. The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

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