Just interested...
 

What's the biggest aircraft that I can fly on a FAA PPL with multiengine rating? I know the max weight, just wondering if someone can give me some examples of larger aircraft which I am licensed to fly.

Also, if I was hugely rich (I'm not!) and I wanted a private jet to fly around myself, would I have to get a commercial license to fly it, even if I wasn't going to make a money from it?

Just interested...

If the weight limit is 12500lb (5700kg) then the aircraft that nicely fitted in that slot was the old DH Dove. The King Air weighs in around the same but I can't think of any modern pistons of similar size - the C421 and PA42 weigh much less.

Who Says you are limited to pistons with an faa ticket ?

B200 Super Kingair (79 and later, I think) is exactly 12,500 MTOW. Turboprop on FAA licence is no problem.....turbojet requires a rating, regardless of weight.

Er... Nobody. Speedbird asked for examples and that is what I supplied.

My FAA PPL ticket says 'Airplane Single & Multi-Engined Land.' When I queried this at the FAA licencing office they assured me that, if I owned one or rented one, I could even fly a B747, as a PPL, if I wanted. The only stipulation was that it would not be for hire or reward, or for agricultural use.

I never got around to trying that.................

You wouldn't quite be allowed to fly a 747 without a type rating. However, you could act as SIC / co-pilot (assuming you meet other requirements such as IR and CPL in the case of being paid) of a two pilot turbojet including > 12500 lbs with no formality for GA operations (including a 747).

You may also need a Second In command type rating for operations outside of US airspace to act as SIC in a 2 pilot aeroplane.

You would need a high altitude endorsement if your turbojet is certified for flight above FL250 and high performance endorsement for whatever operation......

Reading the above makes me wonder how the Wright Bros would have coped if the CAA/FAA, Health & safety Nazi Party et al had been around in Kittyhawk?
"Orville! You filled in them thar forms yet?"
"Just finishing page 97 of the FCL section, then I'll start on the others Wilbur!"
"Orville, let's forget this here flying stuff and go and make moonshine instead!":)