How long before the card comes?

"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.

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

"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.

"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.

according to here they are only processing upto October 25th

http://registry.faa.gov/airmen.asp

Dave

"BTIZ" wrote in news:xiYIb.45016$m83.27338
@fed1read01:

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

I don't think he has a copier. His aviation business is at a small field,
where he is the one-man flight school, repair, etc. But it shouldn't
really have mattered. He *did* (of course) give me my copy of the
temporary certificate. I have no idea what other information (other than
the 8710 and knowledge test certificate) he sends to the FAA.

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

Actually, at the time I had several copies. But.... well, a few weeks
after the checkride I tossed the old copies (after all, I *had* the signed
temporary certificate, and was just waiting for the permanent one to
arrive... DUMB DUMB DUMB).

That DE should give you your money back..

Heck, I'm just hoping he doesn't make me take the checkride over again! G

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

"Dave" wrote in message ...
according to here they are only processing upto October 25th

http://registry.faa.gov/airmen.asp

Dave

Yes, that was about 10 weeks back from my post.
It may take longer because of the holidays.

Skyking

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 23:36:24 GMT, "Nasir"
wrote:

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.


The D.E. who gave me my checkride (I passed) typed out the form and
handed me the temp license and told me very specifically how long it
might take to get the permanent card. He then counted out the months
and told me to get back to him at such and so a date if I had not
gotten it by then. I forget exactly how long you have before the temp
license expires but 4 months may be close.

I got the plastic card about three months later.

Corky Scott

(Corky Scott) wrote in message ...
On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 23:36:24 GMT, "Nasir"
wrote:

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.


The D.E. who gave me my checkride (I passed) typed out the form and
handed me the temp license and told me very specifically how long it
might take to get the permanent card. He then counted out the months
and told me to get back to him at such and so a date if I had not
gotten it by then. I forget exactly how long you have before the temp
license expires but 4 months may be close.

I got the plastic card about three months later.

Corky Scott

Nasir,

Temp. Airman's Certificate expires 120 days from date of issue. Your
DPE should have made a copy of all the paperwork before sending the
originals in. Prior to the "date of expiration", contact DPE and let
him/her know you did not get your permanent certificate. (I personally
would start calling after 110 days depending on how hard it is to get
ahold of him/her.) Your DPE can print you another temp. certificate
and either start back tracking or recreate paperwork to send in again.
Either way, a retest will not be needed.

Joe
D.P.E. - Glider

On 5 Jan 2004 17:12:26 -0800, (Joe Allbritten)
wrote:

Nasir,

Temp. Airman's Certificate expires 120 days from date of issue. Your
DPE should have made a copy of all the paperwork before sending the
originals in. Prior to the "date of expiration", contact DPE and let
him/her know you did not get your permanent certificate. (I personally
would start calling after 110 days depending on how hard it is to get
ahold of him/her.) Your DPE can print you another temp. certificate
and either start back tracking or recreate paperwork to send in again.
Either way, a retest will not be needed.

Joe

Sorry, I was going on memory, which obviously failed me. What did
happen though was that the card came before the expiration date.

Corky Scott
D.P.E. - Glider