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Special training applies to a pressurized aircraft whose service ceiling is above what altitude?

25,000 feet MSL (service ceiling or maximum operating altitude, whichever is lower).

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Why: A PIC of a pressurized aircraft with a service ceiling or maximum operating altitude, whichever is lower, above 25,000 feet MSL needs high-altitude ground and flight training and a logbook endorsement. Topics include hypoxia and decompression.

Huh, didn't know that: Flight training covers cruise above 25,000 feet, simulated rapid decompression and emergency descents.

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Answer: 25,000 feet MSL. A PIC of a pressurized aircraft with a service ceiling or maximum operating altitude, whichever is lower, above 25,000 feet MSL needs high-altitude ground and flight training and a logbook endorsement. Topics include hypoxia and decompression.

  1. 14 CFR 61.31 Type rating requirements, additional training, and authorization requirements (Cornell LII eCFR mirror) www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.31
    an aircraft that has a service ceiling or maximum operating altitude, whichever is lower, above 25,000 feet MSL
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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