How long before the card comes?

(Skyking) wrote in message . com...
"Nasir" wrote in message m...
I passed my checkride over 2 months ago but have not received the plastic
license yet. Any idea how long it takes?

BTW, I did not mail anything to anyone..The D.E. told me she would be
sending the form in. Is that the norm?

thanks.

Your "temp" is good for 120 days and it ususlly takes about 10 weeks or
more. You can go to the FAA Airman Registry website

Yeah, it looks like they are working on certificates dated 10 weeks back.
Here is the website: http://registry.faa.gov/airmen.asp

Good luck,

Skyking

"Skyking" wrote in message m...

Your "temp" is good for 120 days and it ususlly takes about 10 weeks or
more. You can go to the FAA Airman Registry website

Yeah, it looks like they are working on certificates dated 10 weeks back.
Here is the website: http://registry.faa.gov/airmen.asp

Your DE or the local FSDO can give you a new temporary. Mine was within
a few days of expiring and the FSDO just gave me a new (temporary) one.
At the time it evidently was quite a common request. My permanent one did
actually show up before the original 120 days were up, but just barely.

"Ron Natalie" wrote in
m:

Your DE or the local FSDO can give you a new temporary. Mine was
within a few days of expiring and the FSDO just gave me a new
(temporary) one. At the time it evidently was quite a common request.
My permanent one did actually show up before the original 120 days
were up, but just barely.

Wasn't that simple in my case. They won't send out a temporary certificate
just on the basis of my say-so on the telephone. Remember, neither the
FSDO nor OKC has any record of me taking the checkride! Nor, it now turns
out, does my DE. [At least he remembers it.]

-----------------------------------------------
James M. Knox
TriSoft ph 512-385-0316
1109-A Shady Lane fax 512-366-4331
Austin, Tx 78721
-----------------------------------------------

"James M. Knox" wrote in message ...
"Ron Natalie" wrote in
m:

Your DE or the local FSDO can give you a new temporary. Mine was
within a few days of expiring and the FSDO just gave me a new
(temporary) one. At the time it evidently was quite a common request.
My permanent one did actually show up before the original 120 days
were up, but just barely.

Wasn't that simple in my case. They won't send out a temporary certificate
just on the basis of my say-so on the telephone. Remember, neither the
FSDO nor OKC has any record of me taking the checkride! Nor, it now turns
out, does my DE. [At least he remembers it.]

Not on the phone. I walked into the FSDO with my temporary certificate and
they extended it for me.

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message om...
"James M. Knox" wrote in message ...
"Ron Natalie" wrote in
m:

Your DE or the local FSDO can give you a new temporary. Mine was
within a few days of expiring and the FSDO just gave me a new
(temporary) one. At the time it evidently was quite a common request.
My permanent one did actually show up before the original 120 days
were up, but just barely.

Wasn't that simple in my case. They won't send out a temporary certificate
just on the basis of my say-so on the telephone. Remember, neither the
FSDO nor OKC has any record of me taking the checkride! Nor, it now turns
out, does my DE. [At least he remembers it.]

Not on the phone. I walked into the FSDO with my temporary certificate and
they extended it for me.


Just so people don't get disappointed, you don't just "walk in" a FSDO
anymore since "9-11". You must call and get an appointment. Granted, there
are some that may let you in but not all of them.

HAPPY NEW YEAR,

Skyking

"Skyking" wrote in message om...
Just so people don't get disappointed, you don't just "walk in" a FSDO
anymore since "9-11". You must call and get an appointment. Granted, there
are some that may let you in but not all of them.

Actually, the Washington FSDO (at Dulles) despite the "official pronouncement"
that you need an appointment, will meet you in the lobby of their office for simple
things even without an appointment. I had to go there and get a new certificate
when getting rectal-probed to fly into my home airport because my hair color was
listed differently on my medical than on my pilot certificate. To their credit, the
FSDO reissued a corrected certificate with a minimal amount of hassle.

Your log book should have your check ride date and examiners signature



"James M. Knox" wrote in message
...
"Ron Natalie" wrote in
m:

Your DE or the local FSDO can give you a new temporary. Mine was
within a few days of expiring and the FSDO just gave me a new
(temporary) one. At the time it evidently was quite a common request.
My permanent one did actually show up before the original 120 days
were up, but just barely.

Wasn't that simple in my case. They won't send out a temporary
certificate
just on the basis of my say-so on the telephone. Remember, neither the
FSDO nor OKC has any record of me taking the checkride! Nor, it now turns
out, does my DE. [At least he remembers it.]

-----------------------------------------------
James M. Knox
TriSoft ph 512-385-0316
1109-A Shady Lane fax 512-366-4331
Austin, Tx 78721
-----------------------------------------------

"MRQB" wrote in
:

Your log book should have your check ride date and examiners signature

It does. And I still have the original (well, the copy they give to the
applicant) temporary certificate. But it's not that the FAA doesn't
believe me (well, actually, they don't - or at least they don't care).
They require a full data package, including application for certificate,
original (from the DE) of the temporary, original of the knowledge test,
etc.

None of that exists anymore, of course.

Current plan is for me to reconstitute the 8710 form for back when I
took the checkride, try to get a new "original" of the knowledge test
certificate (which has expired), and the other paperwork. Take that to
my my CFI and get him to sign another copy. Then fly over to east Texas
(about 250 nm each way) to get the DE to sign everything. Then if I am
lucky we can mail it all back to OKC.

No, I'm not worried about it all --- YET! But a friend assures me they
know someone this happened to, and she had to take her checkride over
again.

Guess I'll wait a few days before I start practicing those Chandelles
again. Sigh...

BTW, the FSDO suggestion. Turns out my local (75 miles away) FSDO
isn't involved. It's the one 200 miles away that is involved. And they
aren't even taking requests for scheduling visits (no walk-ins, period)
until the alert level goes back down.

-----------------------------------------------
James M. Knox
TriSoft ph 512-385-0316
1109-A Shady Lane fax 512-366-4331
Austin, Tx 78721
-----------------------------------------------

you mean the DE did not give you a copy of all the paperwork?

And you did not keep a pencil copy of the 8710 you filed out?

That DE should give you your money back..

BT

"James M. Knox" wrote in message
...
"MRQB" wrote in
:

Your log book should have your check ride date and examiners signature

It does. And I still have the original (well, the copy they give to the
applicant) temporary certificate. But it's not that the FAA doesn't
believe me (well, actually, they don't - or at least they don't care).
They require a full data package, including application for certificate,
original (from the DE) of the temporary, original of the knowledge test,
etc.

None of that exists anymore, of course.

Current plan is for me to reconstitute the 8710 form for back when I
took the checkride, try to get a new "original" of the knowledge test
certificate (which has expired), and the other paperwork. Take that to
my my CFI and get him to sign another copy. Then fly over to east Texas
(about 250 nm each way) to get the DE to sign everything. Then if I am
lucky we can mail it all back to OKC.

No, I'm not worried about it all --- YET! But a friend assures me they
know someone this happened to, and she had to take her checkride over
again.

Guess I'll wait a few days before I start practicing those Chandelles
again. Sigh...

BTW, the FSDO suggestion. Turns out my local (75 miles away) FSDO
isn't involved. It's the one 200 miles away that is involved. And they
aren't even taking requests for scheduling visits (no walk-ins, period)
until the alert level goes back down.

-----------------------------------------------
James M. Knox
TriSoft ph 512-385-0316
1109-A Shady Lane fax 512-366-4331
Austin, Tx 78721
-----------------------------------------------

"BTIZ" wrote in message news:xiYIb.45016$m83.27338@fed1read01...
you mean the DE did not give you a copy of all the paperwork?

Nobody checked anything on my renewal, they just took my slip and
gave me another temporary.