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FAA Mandates Plastic Pilot Certificates By March 31, 2010 Or You're Grounded
You've got two years to comply or lose your right to pilot an
aircraft: http://www.aopa.org/flightplanning/a...28plastic.html FAA mandates plastic pilot certificates By AOPA ePublishing staff Still hanging onto your paper pilot certificate? You’ll need to upgrade to a plastic pilot certificate by March 31, 2010. The FAA released its final rule on Feb. 28, announcing the required switch to the certificate it deems is more counterfeit resistant. When the FAA proposed this mandate in 2005, AOPA members overwhelmingly supported the move to a more secure certificate. If you are attached to your paper certificate and original issuance date (the plastic certificate will have a new one), don’t worry. You can keep your paper certificate for nostalgia; you just can’t use it to fly. If you do miss the 2010 deadline, you won’t have to take a checkride or any exams to get back in the air as pilot in command. Simply request the plastic certificate. Temporary, student, and flight instructor certificates are not impacted by this rule. Those with nonpilot certificates, such as ground instructors, flight engineers, and mechanics, will have until March 31, 2013 to change to a plastic certificate. Pilots can request the plastic certificate through the FAA’s Web site. The cost is $2. However, if you change your pilot certificate number from your Social Security number, the switch is free. Here's the link to request a plastic certificate: http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certific...e_replacement/ Here's the new rule: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2...df/E8-3827.pdf |
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FAA Mandates Plastic Pilot Certificates By March 31, 2010 Or You're Grounded
Larry Dighera wrote in
: You've got two years to comply or lose your right to pilot an aircraft: Nope. bertie |
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FAA Mandates Plastic Pilot Certificates By March 31, 2010 Or You're Grounded
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Larry Dighera wrote: http://www.aopa.org/flightplanning/a...28plastic.html FAA mandates plastic pilot certificates our tax dollars at work. -- Bob Noel (goodness, please trim replies!!!) |
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FAA Mandates Plastic Pilot Certificates By March 31, 2010 Or You're Grounded
Larry Dighera wrote in
You've got two years to comply or lose your right to pilot an aircraft: Nope. bertie From the Federal register...first paragraph we see: "Two years after this rule becomes effective, paper pilot certificates may no longer be used to exercise piloting privileges." Looks like Larry's comment is correct. Ron Lee |
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FAA Mandates Plastic Pilot Certificates By March 31, 2010 Or You're Grounded
"Two years after this rule becomes effective, paper pilot certificates
may no longer be used to exercise piloting privileges." Looks like Larry's comment is correct. Nope. Only true if you;re reliant upon the FAA for your flying privelages. ( and it's not 'right to fly', either) Bertie Regardless of the "right" wording, are you equivocating? Sounds like you can't fly in the USA unless you get a plastic license. Ron Lee |
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FAA Mandates Plastic Pilot Certificates By March 31, 2010 Or You're Grounded
Ron Lee wrote:
"Two years after this rule becomes effective, paper pilot certificates may no longer be used to exercise piloting privileges." Looks like Larry's comment is correct. Nope. Only true if you;re reliant upon the FAA for your flying privelages. ( and it's not 'right to fly', either) Bertie Regardless of the "right" wording, are you equivocating? Sounds like you can't fly in the USA unless you get a plastic license. Not quite, it sounds like you can no longer fly if your certificate is issued by the FAA. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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FAA Mandates Plastic Pilot Certificates By March 31, 2010 Or You're Grounded
Regardless of the "right" wording, are you equivocating? Sounds like
you can't fly in the USA unless you get a plastic license. Not quite, it sounds like you can no longer fly if your certificate is issued by the FAA. Ok, I see your point. You are right. So this American, who has a FAA issued pilot certificate, could no longer legally fly in the USA at some point if I did not get the new plastic certificate. I did not look at the wording in a legal sense. BTW, I did get a new plastic certificate a while back to get rid of the SSN number. That may have cost zero but I may be wrong on that. Plus they make the certificate numbers way too small. Ron Lee |
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