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What is a type rating?

Training specific to an aircraft type, taken in addition to the licence itself. What is required, and whether existing fixed-wing or helicopter hours count toward it, is set by your national authority.

That is the whole entry for now. The longer version, with the mechanics and worked examples, is still to be written. See autorotation for how those read once they exist.

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