drauk
4th Nov 2002, 16:25
I have a "Temporary Airman Certificate" which was issued by the FSDO in Phoenix, USA, at the start of July this year.
At the time it was issued it was still possible to walk in to the FSDO and get one issued on demand, on the basis of my UK JAR-FCL, which is exactly what I did. At the time I was told that the piece of paper I was given was temporary (it says "Pending" in the certificate number box) and that I would receive the full one in the post some weeks later.
I've not received anything from the FAA, despite the address on the certficiate being correct. I've just noticed on the back that it is says it will expire after 120 days which round about now.
Does anybody know (a) how long the certificates used to to take to be issued (when they were still available that way), (b) if the recent change in rules will have effected the issue of my certificate given that the changes were made between the issue of my temporary certificate and (perhaps) when the longer term one was about to be issued.
I can (and will) write to the FSDO about it - am I likely to get a timely response?
At the time it was issued it was still possible to walk in to the FSDO and get one issued on demand, on the basis of my UK JAR-FCL, which is exactly what I did. At the time I was told that the piece of paper I was given was temporary (it says "Pending" in the certificate number box) and that I would receive the full one in the post some weeks later.
I've not received anything from the FAA, despite the address on the certficiate being correct. I've just noticed on the back that it is says it will expire after 120 days which round about now.
Does anybody know (a) how long the certificates used to to take to be issued (when they were still available that way), (b) if the recent change in rules will have effected the issue of my certificate given that the changes were made between the issue of my temporary certificate and (perhaps) when the longer term one was about to be issued.
I can (and will) write to the FSDO about it - am I likely to get a timely response?