On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 14:28:08 -0500, Andrew Gideon
wrote:

Richard Russell wrote:


I have never had a situation arise where I had to prove that I had a
certificate. Of course, I never rented from anyone other than the FBO
where I trained. I can easily see how someone that had access to a
plane could fly indefinitely without having a valid cert.

It's been a while, but doesn't the AME check the certificate? And doesn't
the FBO ask about a medical every few years?

Andrew

I would suspect that the same fellow that is willing to fly without a
cert is perfectly willing to fly without a medical, thus no
crosschecking opportunity there. My FBO has never asked me for
anything, but I'm familiar to them and they trust me. I would expect
to have to provide those documents if I went somewhere else.
Rich Russsell