Other Ratings

Below is a comprehensive listing of all the ratings offered by the FAA. The sheer length of the list illustrates the diversity of aviation. Whether you wish to float in a balloon or fly the heaviest airplane in existence, splash onto a pristine Alaskan lake in a seaplane, or soar silently for hours on powerful summertime thermals; once youve earned a pilot certificate, theres no end to the different flavors of flight that await your sampling.

  • Aircraft category ratings
    • Airplane
    • Rotorcraft
    • Glider
    • Lighter-than-air
    • Powered-lift
    • Powered parachute
    • Weight-shift-control aircraft
  • Airplane class ratings
    • Single-engine land
    • Multiengine land
    • Single-engine seaplane
    • Multi-engine seaplane
  • Rotorcraft class ratings
    • Helicopter
    • Gyroplane
  • Lighter-than-air class ratings
    • Airship
    • Balloon
  • Weight-shift-control aircraft class ratings
    • Weight-shift-control aircraft land
    • Weight-shift-control aircraft sea
  • Powered parachute class ratings
    • Powered parachute land
    • Powered parachute sea
  • Aircraft type ratings
    • Large aircraft other than lighter-than-air
    • Turbojet-powered airplanes
    • Other aircraft type ratings specified by the Administrator through the aircraft type certification procedures
    • Second-in-command pilot type rating for aircraft that is certificated for operations with a minimum crew of at least two pilots
  • Instrument ratings (on private and commercial pilot certificates only)
    • Instrument”Airplane
    • Instrument”Helicopter
    • Instrument”Powered-lift
  • The following ratings are placed on a flight instructor certificate when an applicant satisfactorily accomplishes the training and certification requirements for the rating sought:
    • Aircraft category ratings
      • Airplane
      • Rotorcraft
      • Glider
      • Powered-lift
    • Airplane class ratings
      • Single-engine
      • Multiengine
    • Rotorcraft class ratings
      • Helicopter
      • Gyroplane
    • Instrument ratings
      • Instrument-Airplane
      • Instrument-Helicopter
      • Instrument-Powered-lift
    • Sport pilot rating
  • The following ratings are placed on a ground instructor certificate when an applicant satisfactorily accomplishes the training and certification requirements for the rating sought:
    • Basic
    • Advanced
    • Instrument