In what circumstances is an instructor required to sign a training endorsement for a type rating?

• A. When the instructor has completed the required training and deems the applicant ready to attempt the knowledge or practical test.
• B. Immediately after the training begins.
• C. After the applicant passes the written test.
• D. Only if the applicant asks for it.

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that a training endorsement for a type rating is given only after the required training has been completed and the instructor determines the applicant is ready to take the tests. The endorsement represents the instructor’s professional judgment that the candidate has received all required curriculum and demonstrated sufficient knowledge and proficiency to proceed to the knowledge and/or practical test.

This endorsement is issued by the instructor who conducted the training and is placed in the trainee’s record before testing begins. It isn’t issued at the start of training, nor after the applicant has already passed the tests, and it isn’t something you get just because you ask for it. It marks readiness to move on to formal testing.