Flight certifications

Flight certifications are a method by which pilots are qualified for particular piloting roles. Though many in Skytopia fly without the proper certifications, all of the major factions and many of the smaller militias and provisional governments require their pilots to carry current FC paperwork.

Basic Flight
All graduates of the Echo Academy of Flight will possess the Basic Flight certification, which signifies that the pilot can properly manuever a fixed-wing, prop-motor aircraft (other types of craft are covered by special certifications - see below). The Basic Flight cert is identified by the FC code "BAS 00."

Special Flight
Special certifications are required to fly airships, as well as any sort of rotary wing aircraft (including VTOL craft). The 1Z cert is reserved for test pilots.
 * SPC 01 (Airship)
 * SPC 02 (Rotary Wing)
 * SPC 1Z (Experimental Aircraft)

Transport
Transport certifications indicate which types of cargo pilots are rated in flying, including the 1X cert for hazardous materials such as munitions and toxic substances.
 * TRS 01 (Transport, Freight)
 * TRS 02 (Transport, Passenger)
 * TRS 1X (Transport, Hazardous Materials)

Combat
Flight School offers the COM 01 certification only, and the course teaches only the very essentials of aerial combat. The Armada's Combat Flight Academy has the most comprehensive courses on combat, and many graduates return to receive one of the three upper-level Combat certifications.
 * COM 01 (Combat, Basic)
 * COM 11 (Combat, Gunship)
 * COM 12 (Combat, Bomber)
 * COM 13 (Combat, Airship)

Instruction
Pilots must be certified to train other pilots, and there are two certifications covering flight instructors: the 1C cert is required to train pilots in combat situations.
 * INS 1B (Instruction, Basic)
 * INS 1C (Instruction, Combat)