Under a new final rule adopted by the FAA, aviation medical examiners will no longer issue student pilot certificates. Instead, new pilots will go through a similar process as private pilots, receiving their hard plastic student pilot certificates in the mail.
FAA Final Rule Changes Way Student Pilots Certificates are Issued
Key Takeaways:
- The FAA has implemented a new rule: aviation medical examiners will no longer issue student pilot certificates.
- New student pilots will receive hard plastic certificates in the mail, similar to private pilots, after TSA review for anti-terrorism screening.
- These new student pilot certificates will never expire, and the earlier proposal to require photos on pilot certificates has been dropped.
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