Earning additional aircraft endorsements is a key step in advancing your aviation career and enhancing your flight capabilities. At Summit Wings Aviation, we provide expert training for high-performance and complex aircraft endorsements, allowing pilots to fly more powerful, advanced aircraft while meeting requirements for advanced ratings and certificates.
Fly Higher, Faster, and Further with High-Performance & Complex Endorsements
Why Earn a High-Performance or Complex Endorsement?
These endorsements open doors to faster, more capable aircraft and help prepare you for commercial operations, airline careers, and advanced ratings such as the Commercial Pilot Certificate and ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) License. With these endorsements, you’ll gain valuable skills in aircraft performance management, fuel efficiency, aerodynamics, and advanced flight systems.
High-Performance
A high-performance airplane is defined as any aircraft with an engine of more than 200 horsepower. Our structured training covers:
- Handling increased power and speed
- Advanced engine management techniques
- Performance considerations for takeoff, cruise, and landing
- Energy management and aerodynamics at higher speeds
Aircraft available for high-performance training include:
- Cessna 182 Skylane (Two available)
- Cessna 210 Centurion
- Mooney M20J
- Beechcraft Bonanza (Two available)
- Cirrus SR22
Complex
A complex airplane is any aircraft with retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable-pitch propeller. Our comprehensive training ensures you become proficient in:
- Landing gear management and emergency procedures
- Configuring the aircraft for different phases of flight
- Fuel and engine management in complex aircraft
- Advanced aerodynamics and energy management
Aircraft available for complex training include:
- Beechcraft Travel Air
- Mooney M20J
- Beechcraft Bonanza (Two available)
- Cessna 210 Centurion
- Cirrus SR20 (Two available)
- Cirrus SR22
Flexible Training to Fit Your Goals
Whether you’re looking to transition into more capable aircraft, meet the requirements for advanced certificates, or simply expand your skills as a pilot, our instructors will create a personalized training plan tailored to your experience and objectives. Training sessions include ground instruction, pre-flight and post-flight briefings, and flight time in your chosen aircraft.
Take Your Flying to the Next Level
By earning your high-performance and complex endorsements, you’ll unlock a new level of flying capability, preparing you for more advanced certificates, greater career opportunities, and the ability to fly higher-performance aircraft.
📍 Location: Centennial Airport (KAPA), in Englewood, CO
Get started today and enhance your flying with Summit Wings Aviation!