"Jose" wrote

The certificate confers permission to =pilot= a craft, which is more
than the "right of transit" granted above. Therefore it is a license.

My take on the whole thing is that the FAA give a certificate that says you
have passed the requirements to pilot a plane, *if* you meet many other
requirements, such as a current medical, current BFR, currency, as in recent
piloting to meet standards for carrying passengers, or conditions. (night,
or IFR as examples)

A driver's license gives you unconditional permission to drive a car, as
long as you are not impaired.

A certificate gives you permission to fly a plane, only if you meet all of
the other requirements. If it were a license, you would be good to fly,
without other strings attached.

Am I close? g
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Jim in NC