Who is generally authorized to provide endorsements such as complex-airplane and high-performance endorsements?

• A. Certified flight instructor
• B. Designated examiner
• C. FAA administrator
• D. Check airman

Answer: (A)

Endorsements for operating complex or high-performance airplanes come from the person who provides the training for those aircraft—an instructor who is authorized to teach in that category and class. A certified flight instructor has the authority to evaluate your training and sign the endorsement in your logbook, confirming you’ve completed the required instruction and are prepared to fly the aircraft type safely. This aligns with how the FAA requires training endorsements before you may operate complex or high-performance airplanes.

Designated examiners or check airmen are involved in testing and certification processes, not the routine training endorsements. The FAA administrator doesn’t issue these pilot endorsements for individual flight training.