On Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 4:06:09 PM UTC-7, N97MT wrote:
Yup. Based on my experience with my daughter in IACRA almost two years ago, under the old rules, it was pretty clear to me that this would happen. See RAS post "New Student Pilot certificates".

All they need to do is change the IACRA app to allow Student Pilot application dates up to x number of days before first solo and endorse the certificate "NOT VALID UNTIL (age eligibility date)".

Curious to hear what the actual turnaround time will be. FAA says 3 weeks.. I don't believe it yet.

Your idea is a good one ("Not valid until . . ."). It seems to me that the solution is an easy one. The requirements for solo are student pilot certificate in hand (Not valid until . . .), 14 years of age or older, self certifying medical, AND A CFIG ENDORSEMENT. The student must have all 4 to solo. I sense this may be a control issue and the FAA not trusting the CFI's with the responsibility and authority they earned. What is not so simple is to get the FAA to go along with this so the certificates can be processed in time for that 14th birthday celebration.