The commercial pilot—airplane applicant is required by 14 CFR section
61.45, to provide an airworthy, certificated airplane for use during the
practical test. This section further requires that the aircraft must:
1. be of U.S., foreign or military registry of the same category,
class, and type, if applicable, for the certificate and/or rating for
which the applicant is applying;
2. have fully functioning dual controls, except as provided for in
14 CFR section 61.45(c) and (e);
3. be capable of performing all AREAS OF OPERATION
appropriate to the rating sought and have no operating
limitations which prohibit its use in any of the AREAS OF
OPERATION required for the practical test; and
4. be a complex airplane furnished by the applicant, unless the
applicant currently holds a commercial pilot certificate with a
single-engine or multiengine class rating as appropriate, for the
performance of takeoffs, landings, and appropriate emergency
procedures. A complex landplane is one having retractable
landing gear, flaps, and controllable propeller or turbinepowered.
A complex seaplane is one having flaps and
controllable propeller.