Change to Student Pilot Certificate Issuance

Will this new rule have any impact in regards to getting a Statement of Demonstrated Ability (SODA)? Or will the process be the same?
 
This is a god send!

How many dudes will win the "I bet I can make you a pilot?" bet?

Think of the panties that will drop....
 
The potential legitimate wadded panties problem is the delay in getting the student certificate. This is unfortunately not going to be a system in which a CFI helps a student set up an IACRA account, fills out an 8710-1, prints a temporary and waits for the plastic.

There's no temporary certificate issued. For the typical student it may not be that big a deal. Do it in the first few lessons and (hopefully) by the time the student is ready for solo, he will be security-vetted (whatever that is) and will have received the certificate. The FAA is talking about expediting student plastic but ...

What it does seem to mean is the end of fast-track programs and early solos.

But it will be dealt with. I spoke with a guy who was upset about the impact on students who might not like all the paperwork that needs to be done at the beginning. I pointed out that we already have to do that because of TSA and that it can be marketed in a positive way - who as a student pilot wouldn't be excited about have a "real" pilot certificate?
 
This requirment has been expected for a long time. Back on " February 28, 2008, the FAA published the Drug Enforcement Assistance final rule (“the DEA final rule”) (73 FR 10662). In that rule, the FAA required all pilots, except student pilots, to obtain a plastic certificate by March 31, 2010. After that date, pilots without plastic certificates may not exercise the privileges of their certificates. The FAA continued the use of paper temporary pilot certificates and student pilot certificates. The DEA final rule also satisfies the IRTPA requirement to issue pilot certificates that are resistant to tampering, alteration, and counterfeiting." In Nov 2010, the FAA also proposed requiring student pilots obtain a plastic certificate with photo and asked for comments.

Yeah, ok, so we need IDs that are real. How about a RealID? What yanks my chain is the apparent disconnect between all these different agencies and congressional bill writers' apparent lack of understanding of the activities of all the various agencies they are seeking to direct. In this case, specifically, why doesn't the FAA just issue airman certificates that comply with the prescriptions of the RealID program? We already have that!! Why does the very program that disallows passengers from boarding planes without RealIDs allow those planes to be flown by pilots without them? (I'm not necessarily agreeing with RealID. I'm just saying if you're going to go to all that trouble and expense, why not make it standard and gain the potential efficiencies?) The system is structured such that it creates competition instead of cooperation between agencies. It creates inefficiencies instead of effectiveness in the implementation of darned near anything. But it keeps all kinds of folks employed. The question is, when will the busy-work curve cross the production-of-useful-goods-and-services curve, cause the latter to permanently negatively inflect and bring down the whole shootin' match?
 
The potential legitimate wadded panties problem is the delay in getting the student certificate.

CFI: I bet I can get you a pilot license

Girl: No way?! You're full of BS.

CFI. Nope. Completely serious. I need some information from you. Can we meet for lunch tomorrow? Bring your passport... I need to verify your citizenship.

Girl: Ok.

-------------- Next Day---------------

Girl: Here's my passport. I still think you're full of it.

CFI: Fine. Tell you what... I'll make you a bet: if you get a pilot certificate in the mail, then you have to buy me dinner and a movie.

Girl: Deal
 
Just seems like a big waste of time and effort to fix something that didn't need fixing.

There are TSA requirements for training foreign nationals, but why is there aneed to screen US citizens also? Is someone flying a 1,700 lb. C152 capable of intentionally inflicting more damage than someone who can legally drive a 12,000 lb. cargo van at 85mph, or legally buy a Scary Black Rifle?

There is a need for security, but there comes a point of diminishing returns, and I think we crossed it a long time ago.

Thinking about it from the FAA's perspective - doesn't this add a huge extra workload to the FSDO without a commensurate budgetary increase? That can't make them very happy.

Fix
 
CFI: I bet I can get you a pilot license

Girl: No way?! You're full of BS.

CFI. Nope. Completely serious. I need some information from you. Can we meet for lunch tomorrow? Bring your passport... I need to verify your citizenship.

Girl: Ok.

-------------- Next Day---------------

Girl: Here's my passport. I still think you're full of it.

CFI: Fine. Tell you what... I'll make you a bet: if you get a pilot certificate in the mail, then you have to buy me dinner and a movie.

Girl: Deal
Good example of the part of my post you didn't quote ;) :)
 
Did they mention a date for implementation?

It's gonna take a while to get used to, but if you get an iacra temporary then what's the difference?
 
"ERRRRR MEH GEEEEERD! I found something else to be upset about now!!!!"

For some reason I read this as "I'm on Guuuuaarrrrdddd."

CFI: I bet I can get you a pilot license

Girl: No way?! You're full of BS.

CFI. Nope. Completely serious. I need some information from you. Can we meet for lunch tomorrow? Bring your passport... I need to verify your citizenship.

Girl: Ok.

-------------- Next Day---------------

Girl: Here's my passport. I still think you're full of it.

CFI: Fine. Tell you what... I'll make you a bet: if you get a pilot certificate in the mail, then you have to buy me dinner and a movie.

Girl: Deal

That's a real Todd Gack move right there.
 
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