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With respect to the certification of airmen, which are categories of aircraft?

A

Gyroplane, helicopter, airship, free balloon.

B

Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air.✓ Correct Answer

C

Single-engine land and sea, multiengine land and sea.

Explanation

For airman certification, 14 CFR 61.5(b)(1) lists the aircraft category ratings: airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air, powered-lift, powered parachute and weight-shift-control aircraft. Gyroplane, helicopter, airship and free balloon are classes within the rotorcraft and lighter-than-air categories, and single-engine/multiengine land and sea are airplane class ratings (61.5(b)(2)).

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