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"Some Guy" wrote in message ... "Casey Wilson" N2310D @ gmail.com wrote in message Ho Hum. The following sentence is copied from DOT/FAA/AM-02/6 (Page 4): From a media release on http://apo.faa.gov/ From:http://www.faa.gov/ats/aat/IFIM/ifimfaqa086.htm: And, http://www.faa.gov/apa/pr/pr.cfm?id=1035 ...still another FAA document http://www.faa.gov/apa/PR/pr.cfm?id=604: Irrelevnt arguments. A list of citations written by non-aviators [PR flacks and medical folk], and targeted for the most part at other non-aviators. If you feel more linguistically comfortable as part of that group, by all means carry on. Sounds like you got stuck with your foot in your mouth and are now playing "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.". |
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message Sounds like you got stuck with your foot in your mouth Think whatever you'd like, Matt, but then look in your wallet or in a dresser drawer. I have numerous pieces of paper accumulated over the years. One says "Commonwealth of Massachusetts Driver's License"; another "Massachusetts License - Construction Supervisor"; yet another is issued by th Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure of Real Estate Appraisers. But the one from the FAA (including all the old ones superceded by each successive new issue) has not one example of the word 'license', in any form, front or back. It simply says "This certifies that so and so has been found to be properly qualified to exercise the privileges of Airline Transport Pilot Certificate No. xxxx....", etc., etc., with an issue date I can remember like yesterday, although kids born on that day are now earning their living flying airplanes. Now, maybe they've changed things since I stopped flying a few years ago, so check yours out, and let me, us all, know if what you carry in your wallet says that it is a license rather than a certificate. |
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message Hmm. One would have to work around his later days as a pilot, though. Why? All the media speculation that he was drunk while flying turned out to be false, as were stories of his certificate having been suspended or revoked. I have a question about that. I've removed his name from the thread, and I know people who knew him personally and had him as a dinner guest at their house on more than one occasion. The guy had a rap sheet of DUIIs in Colorado. Wouldn't the FAA normally review or yank somebody's ticket based on that? I understand in his case that they did not. They may have, for "psychological" reasons, for an exceptionally high-profile aerobatic pilot whose name I will not mention. Folks who knew him personally, however, said the guy is/was a prodigeous drinker. I always wonder if that was the real reason the FAA pulled his ticket. =c |
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"Bob Gardner" wrote: I sure wouldn't count George W. as a pilot. I'm sure that there are thousands of ex-military pilots who are no longer in the pilot community...they never converted to civil airman status. George W. does have a FAA certificate, as does his father. I doubt that either of them have held valid medicals for years. Lots of famous folks have certificates, many have valid medicals, but its even more difficult to determine how many of those famous (or wealthy) folks are aviation enthusiasts. I would think that a Celebrity theme suite, as Jay expressed interest in, would benefit most from those who are truly enthusiasts, as opposed to those who hold certificate to get from point A to B. JKG |
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"Jonathan Goodish" wrote in message ... George W. does have a FAA certificate, as does his father. How do you know that? They don't appear in the airmen database. |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: "Jonathan Goodish" wrote in message ... George W. does have a FAA certificate, as does his father. How do you know that? They don't appear in the airmen database. They appeared in the one at registry.faa.gov the last time I looked, which was right before I posted. I thought that I had seen them in there in the past, so that's why I looked again. JKG |
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Depends on where you look. Here's a personal example. I showed up in both
Landings and the FAA databases when I had a 3rd Class/Student. When I got my PPL, I showed up in the FAA database but not in Landings anymore and still don't. -- Chris Ehlbeck, PP-ASEL "It's a license to learn, have fun and buy really expensive hamburgers." "Jonathan Goodish" wrote in message ... In article et, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: "Jonathan Goodish" wrote in message ... George W. does have a FAA certificate, as does his father. How do you know that? They don't appear in the airmen database. They appeared in the one at registry.faa.gov the last time I looked, which was right before I posted. I thought that I had seen them in there in the past, so that's why I looked again. JKG |
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"Chris Ehlbeck" wrote in message t... Depends on where you look. Here's a personal example. I showed up in both Landings and the FAA databases when I had a 3rd Class/Student. When I got my PPL, I showed up in the FAA database but not in Landings anymore and still don't. -- Chris Ehlbeck, PP-ASEL "It's a license to learn, have fun and buy really expensive hamburgers." Databases are only as accurate as those maintaining them. Seldom is 100% accuracy obtainable or desirable. |
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Chris Ehlbeck wrote:
Depends on where you look. Here's a personal example. I showed up in both Landings and the FAA databases when I had a 3rd Class/Student. When I got my PPL, I showed up in the FAA database but not in Landings anymore and still don't. Your must chase database inaccuracies. About 4 years ago I had renewed my medical certificate and 6 months after, decided to check. I wasn't listed! Later I found many people seem to have the same problem. The FAA apparently requires both a medical certificate PPL to list you in the Airmen Database. After much phoning and messaging, I found somebody that said my medical had "pending" on it but nobody knew what that meant. So I call the AME and he didn't understand but said he would re-send the his info (no charge). A few months later it all cleared up. |
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"Chris Ehlbeck" wrote: Depends on where you look. Here's a personal example. I showed up in both Landings and the FAA databases when I had a 3rd Class/Student. When I got my PPL, I showed up in the FAA database but not in Landings anymore and still don't. As far as I know, the FAA database is the only one that matters. It appears to be up to date and appears to contain an accurate reflection of the FAA's certificate records. Databases from Landings or other aviation sites may or may not be up to date, depending on who maintains them. I have never seen one as current or as accurate as the FAA database, which would seem to make sense. One thing that I have noticed about third-party database searches is that they often do not show a person if the person doesn't hold a valid medical. The FAA database shows folks whether or not they hold a valid medical. JKG |
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