Originally Posted by
dba74
Hey all,
In filling out the flight time portion of airlineapps, they want to know the aircraft category of planes flown i.e. normal, transport, restricted, etc.
While most of them are easy to figure out, some I'm not sure of like Stearman, Aeronca Champ, Cessna 195 and others. Does anyone know an easy resource to obtain aircraft categories for a given make and model? I've spent a good deal of time to no avail.
Thanks very much
Almost all early model aircraft, like the ones you specified, are normal or utility. Restricted category aircraft are most always production built but modified for other uses (Agriculture, Aerial Photos, etc.). The safe bet is to search the tail number in the FAA registry, but barring any problems, you would be safe in listing it as normal category......
If you want to ensure exactness, give your local FSDO a call and speak with an Airworthiness Inspector. They have a list on file that they use to issue Airworthiness Certificates that can aide in identifying the category.