Student Endorsement Question

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centralhome

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I just got my CFI. When signing a logbook, since my certificate has "pending" as the certificate number, what do you put when you endorse the logbook?
I forgot to ask the examiner. I was going to call the FSDO, but I figured some of you guys would remember how you signed it until you got you're permanent license with a certificate number.

Thanks,
Joey
 
centralhome said:
I just got my CFI. When signing a logbook, since my certificate has "pending" as the certificate number, what do you put when you endorse the logbook?
I forgot to ask the examiner. I was going to call the FSDO, but I figured some of you guys would remember how you signed it until you got you're permanent license with a certificate number.

Thanks,
Joey
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Your CFI certificate number should be your commercial pilot certificate number plus "CFI".

For instance: Joey J. Josephson 3218762CFI Exp. 05/2009

Does your commercial pilot certificate still say pending? If you have a certificate number and your CFI certificate says "Certificate Number: PENDING", then the examiner made a huge mistake and there could be a problem with your paperwork.
 
Sign your name and the word "Pending" as your number, along with the expiration date. Until you receive your permanant copy, your CFI # is "Pending".
 
SmitteyB said:
Your CFI certificate number should be your commercial pilot certificate number plus "CFI".

For instance: Joey J. Josephson 3218762CFI Exp. 05/2009

Does your commercial pilot certificate still say pending? If you have a certificate number and your CFI certificate says "Certificate Number: PENDING", then the examiner made a huge mistake and there could be a problem with your paperwork.
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My Commercial has a certificate number, I've had it since 1995.
I thought since the CFI will be a seperate license, then it will have a different certificate number than the Commercial.
Is that wrong?

Thanks,
Joey
 
Since there are two completely opposite opinions here, I'll just say that I agree with noeshair. Until the FAA issues a CFI certificate with its own number, it's "Pending."
 
NickH said:
My examiner put my commercial cert number and 'CFI' on my instructor temp cert.
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We may be in a period of change where Examiners are starting to put the numbers on it. I seem to recall something about Examiners using "Pending" because of privacy concerns.

In Joey's case, though, the Examiner put "Pending" on the temporary certificate, so "Pending" is is.
 
centralhome said:
My Commercial has a certificate number, I've had it since 1995.
I thought since the CFI will be a seperate license, then it will have a different certificate number than the Commercial.
Is that wrong?

Thanks,
Joey
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The number usually carries over - easier to find you with one number than with two. ;)

In your case, is your Commercial certificate number your SS#? If so, your CFI certificate will have a different number.
 
MidlifeFlyer said:
The number usually carries over - easier to find you with one number than with two. ;)

In your case, is your Commercial certificate number your SS#? If so, your CFI certificate will have a different number.
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Yes, the commercial certificate number is my SS#. I was just told this afternoon they don't use SS#'s anymore. And that is why he put "Pending" on my CFI.

Thanks for all the responses,
Joey
 
You will now also recieve a new commercial pilot certificate with a new number as well, the same as your CFI. Both have to have the same number (what I was told).
 
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