Get your Complex endorsement on the most efficient and cost-effective aircraft you can: the Cessna 172 RG.

A complex endorsement allows a pilot to fly a complex aircraft, which is defined as an aircraft having the a controllable pitch propeller, retractable landing gear, and flaps. There is no FAA specified number of hours a pilot must fly within a complex aircraft to get this endorsement. A Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) must sign off on the pilot's logbook to ensure the pilot has proper ground training and flight experience to operate the complex aircraft safely.