Originally Posted by
Tibhar87
okay gotcha! I imagine it would be very uncommon or not legal? if one does not get the complex endorsement gets a CFI without it, then give dual in a complex for their student's Commercial training
I'd have to dig through the regs, but an instructor is going to have to be fully rated for any plane he plans to teach in, and some category/class have specific hour requirements. So yes it would be very unusual to have a CPL/CFI without a complex endorsement, and that person could not fly or teach in a complex plane. But we're just splitting regulatory hairs, any CFI who gave you the ten hours for the CPL would give you the endorsement too. But if he forgot, then yes I think you could have a CPL but not be legal to fly a complex plane.
There are probably some airline pilots who don't have a complex endorsement... it's not needed for the military, and jets are not complex.