On Aug 10, 12:43 am, Rocky Stevens wrote:
On Aug 9, 11:55 pm, "BT" wrote:

There is no "student's certificate" for sport pilots, just
endorsements in the logbook (i.e. to solo, to fly in certain
airspaces, etc).

Rocky, I believe that there is a requirement for a Student Pilot
Certificate.http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certific...cation/sport_p...

I stand corrected; I thought everything was done via endorsements. So
what is the student certificate required for? Is it for soloing, like
the student certificate for PPL? Not that I am going to be soloing
anytime soon, but if I need to get one I might as well get it out of
the way.

I guess it IS needed for soloing...
From http://www.sportpilot.org/newpilot/steps.html:

"Acquisition of a Student Sport Pilot Certificate: Before you may
engage in solo flight training, you will need a Student Sport Pilot
Certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)."