It really amazes me that in this day and age you can file an IFR flight plan
and give any name you desire....and who knows if you have an instrument
rating.

How hard would it be for the FAA to require a Certificate # and cross
reference it with the name given when filing a flight plan?

JMHO
"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
news:sVhRf.117141$QW2.87164@dukeread08...
You file a flight plan by telephone, or perhaps a computer
on the Internet. Nobody really knows what name is on the
flight plan and if that person is legal and who is claimed.
Only after an accident or other investigation is the actual
identity of the people on the airplane established.

If your passengers know your name and they want to use your
name and certificate, there is nothing but their ethics to
stop them. If you are a pilot riding as a passenger and
want to be sure, make a call to FSS/ATC before the flight
departs and state that you are NOT the PIC and you did not
file the flight plan. ATC might not have the full details
of the flight plan, such as the name of the pilot. But if
you care, make it a FACT.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
online.com...
| Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
|
| "Dr. Coulman owned the plane, filed the flight plan and
made the decision
| as to who would fly the aircraft," Sullivan wrote to the
NTSB.
|
| How could this be in question? If a flight plan was
filed, it has a pilot's
| name.
|
| - Andrew
|