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Endorsement
A written instructor authorization in a pilot's logbook that grants specific privileges, such as solo flight in a make and model or solo cross-country. Student pilot endorsements under 14 CFR 61.87 and 61.93 must match the aircraft and operation, and the 90-day solo endorsement expires and must be renewed.
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