Examples of common endorsements can be found in advisory circular 61-65H:
AC 61-65H
Required Logbook Entires for Instruction Given
FAR 61.51: Pilot Logbooks
Each person must document and record the following time in a manner acceptable to the administrator:
- Training and aeronautical experiences used to meet the requirements for a certificate, rating, or flight review
- Aeronautical experience required for meeting the recent flight experience requirements
Logbook Entries
Must include:
- Date
- Total flight time or lesson time
- Location where the aircraft departed and arrived, or the location of the flight training device
- Type and identification of aircraft, full flight simulator, flight training device, or aviation training device, ass appropriate
- The name of the safety pilot, if appropriate
- Type of pilot experience or training (solo, PIC, SIC, ground trainer, etc)
Conditions of the flight (day/night, actual/simulated instrument, use of night vision goggles in an aircraft in flight or simulator)
CFI Recordkeeping Requirements
Required Private Pilot Endorsements
Before Training
A.14 - Endorsement of U.S. citizenship recommended by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR) §1552.3(h).
- Only for an initial FAA pilot certificate, recreational, sport pilot, or private pilot certificate; instrument rating; or multiengine rating.
- Show: valid passport, original/official birth certificate, naturalization/citizenship cert
- Keep a copy 5 years or endorse student and own logbook
Pre-Solo
- Medical Certificate - MedXpress
- Student Pilot Certificate - IACRA
- A.3 - Pre-solo aeronautical knowledge: § 61.87(b).
- A.4 - Pre-solo flight training: § 61.87(c)(1) and (2).
Solo (local and less than 25nm)
- A.6 - Solo flight (first 90 calendar-day period): § 61.87(n).
- A.7 - Solo flight (each additional 90 calendar-day period): § 61.87(p).
- A.8 - Solo takeoffs and landings at another airport within 25 nautical miles (NM): §61.93(b)(1)
Optional:
- A.5 - Pre-solo flight training at night: § 61.87(o). (Within 90 days)
Solo XC
- A.9 - Solo cross-country flight: § 61.93(c)(1) and (2).
- A.10 - Solo cross-country flight: § 61.93(c)(3). (Per Flight)
- A.11 - Repeated solo cross-country flights not more than 50 NM from the point of departure: § 61.93(b)(2).
Optional:
- A.12 - Solo flight in Class B airspace: § 61.95(a). (Per Airspace)
- A.13 - Solo flight to, from, or at an airport located in Class B airspace: § 61.95(b) and 14 CFR part 91, § 91.131(b)(1).
Knowledge Test
- A.82 - Review of a home study curriculum: § 61.35(a)(1). (See AC 61-65H Section 10)
- A.32 - Aeronautical knowledge test: §§ 61.35(a)(1), 61.103(d), and 61.105.
In case of failure:
- A.73 - Retesting after failure of a knowledge or practical test: § 61.49.
Pre-Checkride
- A.1 - Prerequisites for practical test: Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61, § 61.39(a)(6)(i) and (ii).
- A.2 - Review of deficiencies identified on airman knowledge test: § 61.39(a)(6)(iii), as required.
- A.33 - Flight proficiency/practical test: §§ 61.103(f), 61.107(b), and 61.109. The endorsement for a practical test is required in addition to the § 61.39 endorsements provided in paragraphs A.1 and A.2.
Retest After Failure
- A.73 - Retesting after failure of a knowledge or practical test: § 61.49
Checkride Endorsements
Before Each Checkride
- A.1 - Prerequisites for practical test: Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61, § 61.39(a)(6)(i) and (ii).
- A.2 - Review of deficiencies identified on airman knowledge test: § 61.39(a)(6)(iii), as required.
Retesting After Failure
- A.73 - Retesting after failure of a knowledge or practical test: § 61.49.
Commercial Pilot Endorsements
Knowledge Test
- A.34 - Aeronautical knowledge test: §§ 61.35(a)(1), 61.123(c), and 61.125.
Pre-Checkride
- A.1 - Prerequisites for practical test: Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61, § 61.39(a)(6)(i) and (ii).
- A.2 - Review of deficiencies identified on airman knowledge test: § 61.39(a)(6)(iii), as required.
- A.35 - Flight proficiency/practical test: §§ 61.123(e), 61.127, and 61.129.
Retest After Failure
- A.73 - Retesting after failure of a knowledge or practical test: § 61.49.
Certified Flight Instructor Endorsements
Spin Training
- A.45 - Spin training: § 61.183(i)(1).
Knowledge Tests
No knowledge test endorsements are required prior to taking a CFI test.
- A.41 - Fundamentals of instructing knowledge test: § 61.183(d).
- A.42 - Flight instructor aeronautical knowledge test: § 61.183(f).
Pre-Checkride
- A.1 - Prerequisites for practical test: Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61, § 61.39(a)(6)(i) and (ii).
- A.2 - Review of deficiencies identified on airman knowledge test: § 61.39(a)(6)(iii), as required.
- A.43 - Flight instructor ground and flight proficiency/practical test: § 61.183(g).
Retest After Failure
- A.73 - Retesting after failure of a knowledge or practical test: § 61.49.
Miscellaneous
Flight Review
- A.65 - Completion of a flight review: § 61.56(a) and (c).
Complex Airplane
- A.68 - To act as pilot in command in a complex airplane: § 61.31(e).
High Performance
- A.69 - To act as pilot in command in a high-performance airplane: § 61.31(f).
Tailwheel
- A.71 - To act as pilot in command in a tailwheel airplane: § 61.31(i).
High Altitude
- A.70 - To act as pilot in command in a pressurized aircraft capable of high-altitude
operations: § 61.31(g).