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Here's a weird question: what impact does my driving record have on student acceptance at flight academies, and on my future aviation career in general?

Background. I'm 31 now. Back in the day, when I was like 17 and 18, I got my DL suspended for not paying surcharges on some speeding tickets. I was a reckless youth and didn't care. I got busted for driving while suspended a few times.

Eventually I got tired of shelling out fines and stopped driving. I later moved out of state, from the country to the city. I found I didn't need to drive and never bothered to get my DL back. It wasn't necessary to get by.

Now here I am, 10 year later, with my act cleaned up. I'm looking to fulfill a dream by heading to one of the FL flight academies, and on all the apps I see questions about my DL. I'm getting ready to head out to make sure that all of the black marks against me are gone, and to get a new DL -- the old, bad one expired back in 1992.

How will all of this impact me when it comes to flight training and my aviation career thereafter? All of the tickets were speeding for speeding or driving suspended. The moving violations were back in 1989. There were no DWI/DUI violations -- I may have been stupid, but not that stupid.

I look forward to any input that you may have.

Cheers,

Chris
(who is shocked that he aired all his old dirty laundry to a bunch of strangers)
 
Mostly everyone is looking for DUI's and drug offenses. Check your record through the National Driver's Registry. The only list DUI/DWI and revocked and suspended licences. The age of your suspenchen may mean it is not listed. Be aware that the FAA medical certificate requires you to answer questions about your driving record and any criminal record. Answer any of these questions honestly. The penalty for lying on these questions is worst than the problems caused by answering honestly.
 
Driver records

It's not a wierd question at all. It's an excellent question. I recall that the Mesa Airlines school required prospective students to submit their driver records in their application package. For sure, airlines place a great deal of emphasis on driver records. Some even require you to produce them during the interview process.

Along with checking the National Driver Registry, get copies of your state driver records, even if you stopped driving ten years ago. Most states purge certain information from their records after a certain number of years, but you won't know what's lurking on your records until you see them.

You always want to obtain the same types of records that others can obtain about you. It helps level the playing field when you know what others can find out about you.

While you're at it, you might consider ordering a copy of your credit report. In many states, credit reports are available free of charge by law.

Lots of luck with your plans.
 
Here's what yew dew...
Go to your local DMV, fill out a form seeking full expungment of your record. In most states, provided you've not had a violation in two years, DMV will purge everything, except DUI/DWI. All the rest, poof, gone! As good as new

I had 16 points on my record at some point, including a misdeamenor driving charge for some stoopid sh!t I did...and two years later, gone;)

God bless America:D

and drive careful ;)
 
Your records may be officially expunged, but I believe that everything will still show up for security reasons...for example, the FBI would be able to view your whole history if they wanted to. Anyone doing a thorough background check could probably do the same thing.
 
skysurfer said:
for example, the FBI would be able to view your whole history if they wanted to. Anyone doing a thorough background check could probably do the same thing.

Only if you're suspected of commiting a felony
And even then, they would need a court order
You're as good as golden telling everyone, including the judge at your next speeding ticket trial that your record is clean
Believe me, with 3 lawyers in the family, I can vouch for this
 

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