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Old 8th Sep 2019, 21:24
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Yawn, been done before by a good friend on a flight to MBA, only difference being he didn’t want the glory of blowing his own trumpet in front of the passengers he just wanted to go on holiday, typical easyJet spin what a hero ! HR loving him
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Old 8th Sep 2019, 21:53
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Wouldn’t he have taken his uniform too in that case? Still a bit of a weirdo imo.
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Old 8th Sep 2019, 22:37
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Cool

Originally Posted by misd-agin
I don't know where you keep yours but in the U.S. most guys keep their license in their wallet. So it goes to the gym, pool, shopping, dinner, movies, holiday, sporting events, etc, etc.
In the Old World a lot of licensees are pretty large affairs with lots of pages. Because that is what some King wanted back in 1066.

Someday they will join the developed countries and get credit card sized licenses, the way God and George Washington wanted.
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Old 8th Sep 2019, 23:58
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During positioning through Miami to pick up an airframe my suitcase went missing. Being unable to buy sober clothing in Punta Cana I had to operate back in what was available from a beach shop.
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Originally Posted by JimNtexas
In the Old World a lot of licensees are pretty large affairs with lots of pages.
I've got a couple of overseas ATPL's from years ago. They have a picture, a little cord and a multitude of signatures and stamps, any of which can expire. Seems like there was a base check, an instrument check, a line check and an emergency check. The checks had a date and the signatures had another date and they were always expiring (FAA licenses never expire however I guess the same checkride information is in the training records). The Brits and Ozmates were always bragging about how much their licenses back home cost and how hard it was to write the exams. Some cultures thrive on complexity I suppose.

The FAA has proposed putting pictures on pilot licenses for years now but as far as I know the 'certificates' have not been changed, perhaps due to opposition from groups like the Airplane Owners and Pilots Association.

FAA proposes including photos on pilot licenses

By Mike M. Ahlers, CNNNovember 18, 2010 2:49 p.m. EST


If you're not Orville or Wilbur Wright, your picture is not on your pilot license, though the law has required it since 2004.
Washington (CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday a proposal to include pilots' photographs on their pilot licenses -- something that was required by law in 2004 but has yet to be enacted.

The announcement comes one month after Rep. John Mica, R-Florida, criticized the agency for dragging its feet, noting that the only picture on the current FAA license is that of aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright.

Under the new FAA proposal, pilots will get licenses -- or "certificates," in FAA parlance -- with their photographs on them, which will be valid for eight years. The proposal does not call for a biometric identifier, such as a fingerprint -- something that the 2004 law said should be included if "the administrator considers [it] necessary."

"The Department of Transportation is committed to keeping the traveling public safe," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a statement. "This is an important safeguard to help make sure individuals can't pose as pilots, whatever their intentions."

"Our current certificates are plastic and tamper-resistant, but this proposal will make them even more secure," said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, a former airline pilot.

An FAA official said the biometric identifier is under consideration.

"It is mind-boggling that six years [after passing the law], after spending millions of dollars, the FAA license still does not have a photograph," Mica, the ranking member on the House Transportation Committee, wrote in a letter last month to Babbitt, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole.

At issue is the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. Among its many provisions: a requirement that the FAA administrator develop pilots' licenses "resistant to tampering, alteration, and counterfeiting." The law also requires new licenses to include a photograph, and be capable of accommodating other forms of security.


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Old 9th Sep 2019, 08:22
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Many easyJet pilots look scruffy in their uniforms anyway, as they walk through the terminal with their jackets undone and children’s back pack on. So having a pilot dressed in jeans and t shirt looked quite good, in comparison. What a self glorifying pilot!
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Old 9th Sep 2019, 09:27
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Many easyJet pilots look scruffy in their uniforms anyway, as they walk through the terminal with their jackets undone and children’s back pack on. So having a pilot dressed in jeans and t shirt looked quite good, in comparison. What a self glorifying pilot!
What’s wrong with a rucksack? I changed from using a trolley bag for 8 years to a rucksack (a smart looking Swissgear one) and have found it to be much more comfortable. Having had some shoulder issues, my physio reckoned some blame could be attributed to towing a bag and lifting/twisting it up stairs for many years.
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Old 9th Sep 2019, 09:31
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Originally Posted by JimNtexas
In the Old World a lot of licensees are pretty large affairs with lots of pages. Because that is what some King wanted back in 1066.
You mean, like Canada?
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Old 9th Sep 2019, 09:36
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the way God and George Washington wanted.
I thought over there they were one and the same.
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