January 12, 2016 - Back in 2010, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) posted a Notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require
student pilots and licensed pilots to have a FAA
photo ID which was referenced Notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) Docket No. FAA-2010-1127;
Notice No. 2010-16 RIN 2120-AJ42 - Photo
Requirements for Pilot Certificates.
Today, the FAA released its
Final Rule as it relates to student pilots
with an effective date of April 1, 2016, which
will require student pilots to have an FAA photo
ID. Student pilots will no longer use their
medical as their student pilot ID.
Instead, the student pilot will obtain his or
her student pilot certificate
through their closes Flight Standards
District Office (FSDO), designated pilot
examiner, airman certification representative
associated with a pilot school, or certified
flight instructor.
Aviation Medical Examiners will no longer issue
a combination medical certificate and student
pilot certificate. Upon the effective date,
student pilots will not be able to exercise the
privileges of a student pilot unless he or she
has on their possession a plastic pilot
certificate with photo that is issued by the
FAA.
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