Is the pilot license needed...?

Hi all. First post here.

Is a valid pilot license needed to operate an aircraft on tarmac/taxi
way never losing contact with ground ?
Is a valid pilot license needed to operate an aircraft on pontoons
never losing contact with water ?

Thanks,
Miguel

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:54:59 -0800, Externet wrote:
Is a valid pilot license needed to operate an aircraft on tarmac/taxi
way never losing contact with ground ?

No...

Is a valid pilot license needed to operate an aircraft on pontoons
never losing contact with water ?

No...

Depending upon the type of aircraft, you might even be able to fly it
without a license...

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Depending on your location.. in the US
No
No

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"Externet" wrote in message
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Hi all. First post here.

Is a valid pilot license needed to operate an aircraft on tarmac/taxi
way never losing contact with ground ?
Is a valid pilot license needed to operate an aircraft on pontoons
never losing contact with water ?

Thanks,
Miguel

Thanks, gentlemen.

The ability to taxi an aircraft is controlled by insurance. There are
usually minimum requirements for taxiing. Airlines have specialized
training for taxiing (tuging).

-Robert


Externet wrote:
Hi all. First post here.

Is a valid pilot license needed to operate an aircraft on tarmac/taxi
way never losing contact with ground ?
Is a valid pilot license needed to operate an aircraft on pontoons
never losing contact with water ?

Thanks,
Miguel

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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Depending upon the type of aircraft, you might even be able to fly it
without a license...

Who says you have to have a license to fly ANY aircraft? I know a few people
that fly, and never have had a certificate or a medical.

At a CFI FIRC in Wichita about 10-12 years ago, the AOPA
instructor told our class about the FIRC he had just done in
Alaska. He reported the FAA goal for Alaska was to have
half of all the pilots in Alaska certificated by 2025.

But with post-9/11 security, having a legal certificate may
be more important.



"Greg B" wrote in message
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| "Grumman-581"
wrote in message
| ...
| Depending upon the type of aircraft, you might even be
able to fly it
| without a license...
|
| Who says you have to have a license to fly ANY aircraft? I
know a few people
| that fly, and never have had a certificate or a medical.
|
|

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:29:05 -0600, "Greg B"
wrote:
Who says you have to have a license to fly ANY aircraft? I know a few people
that fly, and never have had a certificate or a medical.

I have a license because I didn't want to chance teaching myself how
to fly... By the time I was trained well enough to consider myself
competent to fly without an instructor aboard, I figured that I might
as well get a license... If at some future date I lose my medical, I
suspect that I will still fly... I'm not sure what I will do about
insurance though at that point... Lying to the insurance company might
result in a claim being declined if the claim was attributable to a
medical condition... My aircraft is expensive enough that I don't
exactly want to handle the risk myself... Maybe I'll move to a cheaper
aircraft that I wouldn't mind risking myself... I don't know... I
guess I'll make the decision if I'm ever faced with that situation...

Greg B writes:

Who says you have to have a license to fly ANY aircraft? I know a few people
that fly, and never have had a certificate or a medical.

What do they risk if they are discovered by the FAA?

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I have always thought that have of the old pilots flying don't have a
current medical. I could be wrong.
If they know they are not going to pass they just never make it current say
nothing and just keep on flying.