An A&P is a fully issued airman's certificate, were as a
student pilot certificate is not until endorsed for solo and
then only for limited purposes.



--
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.


"nooneimportant" wrote in message
news:GFgZf.2689$qd.2446@fed1read08...
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| "ktbr" wrote in message
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| T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:
| It's not solo, since he's not acting as PIC, solo or
| otherwise. No license is required for taxiing without
the
| intent to commit aviation. It may not be covered by
| insurance, however, which is probably why it's not
commonly
| done.
|
| Well you are splitting some very fine hairs Todd. I'm
not
| sure your argument (or the FARs you quoted) would
withstand
| the situation of someone taxiing around a controlled
airport
| where you need a clearance to taxi. It would seem to me
that
| you would have to be PIC in order to accept the
clearance
| and thus would be the "sole manipulator of the controls"
etc.
|
| I can't believe there was any intent by FAA to make it
entirely
| permissable for any unlicensed person to be taxiing
around
| airports with impugnity.
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|
| Many A/P techs are not certificated pilots.... and they
taxi around all the
| time to and from runup areas and such. Even if that means
calling ground
| for taxi into a controled ramp/taxiway
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