Selfin, what you say about the night stuff makes perfect sense but in fact has been the subject of a somewhat unintelligble legal opinion that suggests that if it doesn't say ' no night flying' on his FAA certificate he is good to do so.
What do you make of this ?
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...rpretation.pdf
but I beg to differ on the validation. Validation is a one time deal to get the certificate issued, not a recurring requirement. Once it's issued it is as usable for a check ride entry as it is to go flying.. I can't see why you would need to reverify , its either a valid certificate or it isn't. The requirement is :
(a)General. A
person who applies for an
instrument rating must
1) Hold at least a current private pilot certificate, or be concurrently applying for a private pilot certificate, with an
airplane,
helicopter, or
powered-lift rating appropriate to the
instrument rating sought;
And the DPE handbook lists the docs that the DPE needs to see as :
5-382 PROCEDURES.
A. Schedule Appointment. Advise the applicant to bring the following documents to the appointment:
1) A correctly filled out FAA Form 8710-1 application, or an FAA Form 8710-11 application if seeking a weight-shift-control aircraft or powered parachute rating, to be completed in ink or typewritten;
2) A student pilot certificate, sport pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, or a private pilot certificate if for an additional category/class rating at the private pilot certification level;
3) At least a third-class FAA Form 8500-9, Medical Certificate ____ Class, or FAA Form 8420-2, Student Medical Certificate, if applicable;
4) A Statement of Demonstrated Ability (SODA), if applicable;
5) A knowledge test report (if applicable);
6) An FAA-approved school graduation certificate, if applicable;
7) Personal logbooks or other acceptable records that substantiate the flight experience shown on the application form;
8) The aircraft maintenance records;
9) The aircraft airworthiness certificate;
10) The aircraft registration;
11) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) aircraft station license, if applicable; and
12) An acceptable form of photo identification.
Although I bet some DPE do ask for the original verification letter at least.