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Pilot certification in the United States
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Front side of an airman certificate issued by the FAA.

Back side of an airman certificate issued by the FAA

Types of pilot certificates:

Pilot certificates are issued with ratings in any of 5 categories, which are further subdivided into classes:

1. airplane (encompassing the four classes of single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea, and multi-engine sea)
2. rotorcraft (in either the helicopter or gyroplane class)
3. powered-lift
4. glider
5. lighter than air (subdivided into airship, hot air balloon, and gas balloon classes).

A student pilot certificate does not have ratings (and thus is not specific to any category or class), but can be
endorsed by a flight instructor to confer privileges in a specific make and model of aircraft.