Licensing Question - US

[Gary Emerson]

Does anyone know if all new Private Glider pilots are given their SSN as
their license number?

I want to get, as a xmas gift, a plaque that's a copy of their license,
but they only just took their checkride yesterday so it will be a while
before their permanent license arrives.

[jcarlyle]

I got my PPG 2 years ago, and my certificate number is NOT my SSN. In
fact, I was under the impression that the FAA was trying to expunge
SSN from their databases. So why would they suddenly start using SSN
as certificate numbers? It's my belief that the certificate number is
not related to SSN...

-John

On Dec 9, 9:19 am, Gary Emerson > wrote:
> Does anyone know if all new Private Glider pilots are given their SSN as
> their license number?
>
> I want to get, as a xmas gift, a plaque that's a copy of their license,
> but they only just took their checkride yesterday so it will be a while
> before their permanent license arrives.

[Sarah Anderson[_2_]]

Right. SSNs are on the way out: http://tinyurl.com/ywszv7

(which is:
http://www.nafinet.org/news/2002%20-%2005_08%20-%20FAA%20To%
20Stop%20Using%20SSNs%20as%20Pilot%20Certificate%2 0Numbers%2
0on%20June%201.html
)

Sarah


jcarlyle wrote:
> I got my PPG 2 years ago, and my certificate number is NOT my SSN. In
> fact, I was under the impression that the FAA was trying to expunge
> SSN from their databases. So why would they suddenly start using SSN
> as certificate numbers? It's my belief that the certificate number is
> not related to SSN...
>
> -John
>
> On Dec 9, 9:19 am, Gary Emerson > wrote:
>> Does anyone know if all new Private Glider pilots are given their SSN as
>> their license number?
>>
>> I want to get, as a xmas gift, a plaque that's a copy of their license,
>> but they only just took their checkride yesterday so it will be a while
>> before their permanent license arrives.
>

[Michael Ash]

jcarlyle > wrote:
> I got my PPG 2 years ago, and my certificate number is NOT my SSN. In
> fact, I was under the impression that the FAA was trying to expunge
> SSN from their databases. So why would they suddenly start using SSN
> as certificate numbers? It's my belief that the certificate number is
> not related to SSN...

Just to give a little more recent data point, I got mine in April and no
SSN to be found.

--
Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software

[gliderman]

On Dec 9, 9:17 am, Michael Ash > wrote:
> jcarlyle > wrote:
> > I got my PPG 2 years ago, and my certificate number is NOT my SSN. In
> > fact, I was under the impression that the FAA was trying to expunge
> > SSN from their databases. So why would they suddenly start using SSN
> > as certificate numbers? It's my belief that the certificate number is
> > not related to SSN...
>
> Just to give a little more recent data point, I got mine in April and no
> SSN to be found.
>
> --
> Michael Ash
> Rogue Amoeba Software

I watched an application being filled out a couple of weeks ago. There
is still a place to write in your SSN if you want to use that as your
license number. Immediately below that is box that you can check to
have the FAA assign you an unrelated number.

The examiner said the FAA is trying to discourage the use of your SSN,
but the applicant makes the choice.

[Vaughn Simon]

"Gary Emerson" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone know if all new Private Glider pilots are given their SSN as their
> license number?
>
> I want to get, as a xmas gift, a plaque that's a copy of their license, but
> they only just took their checkride yesterday so it will be a while before
> their permanent license arrives.

Others have answered the question very well. The licenses will probably
come with unique numbers.

Just another point. I wouldn't display my SSN on a wall plaque, not even
inside my own home.

When I first received my CFIG (8 or 10 years ago) the FAA had just changed
the application so you could request a license number that was not your SSN#.
My examiner thought it rather strange that I did not want my SSN on my license
(and did not want to enshrine it in every student's logbook). How things have
changed!

Vaughn