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Clarification on FAA Commercial Pilot License (CPL) Knowledge Test: Helicopter vs. Airplane

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Does successfully passing the FAA Helicopter Knowledge Test suffice for the FAA Airplane Commercial Pilot License (CPL) Knowledge Test, or are separate tests mandated for each aircraft category, considering the specific content and regulations pertinent to helicopters and airplanes for the CPL?

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  1. awair on Dec 29, 2023

    61.63 (b).(4)

    Need not take an additional knowledge test, provided the applicant holds an airplane, rotorcraft, powered-lift, weight-shift-control aircraft, powered parachute, or airship rating at that pilot certificate level.

    If you already hold the FAA Commercial (Rotorcraft), then you do not need to take the knowledge test for Commercial (Airplane), or vice versa, for an additional rating.

    If your training is incomplete, then the Rotorcraft knowledge test cannot be used, in lieu, for the initial grant of a Commercial certificate with an Airplane rating checkride.

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