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FAA Administrator Unveils New Airman Certificate


OSHKOSH, WI – Beginning today, the U.S.
Department of Transportation’s Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) will
begin issuing new, security-enhanced
airman certificates to the nation’s
650,000 active pilots. FAA
Administrator Marion C. Blakey unveiled
the new certificate before hundreds of
aviation enthusiasts at the
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
AirVenture.

The new credit card-sized certificates
are made from high-quality composite
PVC media card stock and incorporate
new security features, such as a
hologram of the FAA seal. They will
replace the existing paper airman
certificates which can be easily
damaged.

“The new certificate’s durability and
features will further protect pilot
identities and add one more element of
security to our aviation system,” said
Blakey.

The certificate will be issued to all
new and existing airmen as they achieve
higher levels or additional ratings.
It will replace certificates that have
been lost or damaged.

In keeping with this year’s Centennial
of Flight celebration, the new
certificate features graphics of the
Wright Brothers, 1902 Wright Glider,
1903 Wright Flyer, Boeing jet aircraft,
DOT seal, and a hologram of the FAA
seal. Images of the Wright Brothers
were provided by the Wright Family Fund.

The new certificate was designed by the
FAA’s Civil Aviation Registry, part of
the agency’s Flight Standards Service.
The Registry issues approximately
246,000 airman and 70,000 aircraft
certificates annually.
 
This is the third time this announcement has been posted, but anyway I received my new one a few days ago ! I had requested a cert. number change back in early June--that's why I got it so fast. Of course I didn't know we were getting new certificates when I made the request. The new one is a huge improvement, although I think the Boeing on the front and the giant Wright Bros. faces on the back are overkill and that they could have been a little more subtle. It's still really nice though. The Boeing appears to be an old USAir 737-200.
 
Does this mean you are going to have 4 plastic cards if you have an ATP, CFI, AGI, and FE?

Are they going to consolidate ?
 
GOod question furlough boy.
Anyone know the website, if there is one, to request a new cert. number?
 
I saw the new card today for the first time.

Wilbur and Orville take up a large majority of the back side of the certificate...kinda eery images

I want to know when OKC is going to begin printing photo images on the cards like frikkin' driver's licenses'.
 
I just received mine, kind of a surprise since I sent the request for my new cert. number a month ago.

I got three cards, it's the same layout as the old cards. I'm not sure how they'll photocopy, but the micro writing is cool.
 

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