On 2007-04-18 09:58:31 -0700, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net said:

ZikZak wrote:
You have a student pilot certificate, don't you? There's no such thing
as a "licensed pilot," but a solo student pilot is properly
certificated to fly an airplane.

I know it's cool and all to say we have a certificate and not a license but
even the FAA says "license" may places on their website. Here's an example.

Replace an Airman Certificate (License)

The people who insist on "certificate" are harking back to the days
before the FAA issued them. Originally, airman certificates were issued
by flying clubs. There was no FAA in those days.

Now that the government issues the certificate and reserves the right
to take it away, it represents a license. It is the same thing, no
matter how much the pack howls. Most of these guys could stand to look
in a dictionary and see what the difference between a license and a
certicate is. If you want to get picky about it, a certificate
represents a license to fly. That license can be revoked, whether you
retain physical possession of the certificate or not.
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Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor