Larry Fransson wrote:

On 2004-02-03 19:11:56 -0800, Roy Smith said:

I'm sure there are plenty of people flying around without licenses, on
expired medicals, etc.

Lots of them. Many years after I got my license (1966) I discovered
that the CFI who gave me about 2/3 of my primary training had lost his
medical certificate long before I became his student. (And he wasn't a
particularly good instructor either, which I quickly discovered after
flying with some really good CFIs.)

Joe Morris