Solo on 16th B'day?

[pilotyip]

The student has a white 3rd class medical, but the AME said he could not issue a Student Pilot Certificate because the student was only 15 years old at the time of the application. He told the student he would have to go to the FAA and get a student certificate after he turned 16. How can a student solo on their 16th B’day if the FAA is closed and can not issue a student pilot certificate?

 

[pilotpat]

Maybe a nice DE could do it for him/her... I wouldn't see that as a problem. They've got the ability, but I guess you'd have to make sure he's got the Student Pilot certificates with him. Hope it works out!

 

[sqwkvfr]

DPEs can issue the correct medical. It might need to be done the day of, but one should be able to make this work with a little advanced planing.

 

[Jedi_Cheese]

!? How do you solo a glider at 14 then?

I don't think there's an age limit on a student pilot certificate...

 

[USMCmech]

No medical required for gliders.

 

[Smoothstu]

Student Medical Prior to 16

Actual the AME should have looked up the question and not just assumed he/she could not issue student pilot medical.

Then answer is that the Student Pilot medical certificate is issued with a limitation on it that it is not valid for student pilot privileges until xx/xx/xxxx (or 16th B-Day).

 

[Jedi_Cheese]

You don't need a student pilot certificate/medical on the same sheet of paper. You need a student pilot certificate AND a medical, they can be two separate documents.

So the student has a medical. Now find a DE or FSDO to issue your student a student pilot certificate (a nearby glider port might have someone that can hook you up). And if anyone cares, just say they want to solo in a glider...

 

[UndauntedFlyer]

If a 15-year old wants a student pilot certificate he must lie to the examiner or the FAA and say that he intends to fly a glider. Otherwise if he says he wants to fly an airplane on his 16th birthday the certificate must be issued on that day by the FAA FSDO or most any DPE.

Honesty is always the best policy when dealing with the FAA. It is not appropriate to start a young persons career in this business by being dishonest. Continued dishonesty will one day result in revocation of all certificates.

There is only one way to do things: The right way.

 

[LewisU_Pilot]

Actual the AME should have looked up the question and not just assumed he/she could not issue student pilot medical.

Then answer is that the Student Pilot medical certificate is issued with a limitation on it that it is not valid for student pilot privileges until xx/xx/xxxx (or 16th B-Day).

This is how I was able to solo on my 16th.

 

[UndauntedFlyer]

This is how I was able to solo on my 16th.

If this is possible then there must be a provision in the AME's handbook order. Nothing like this "restriction" is in the DPE handbook.

If an AME made such a restriction on a student/medical certificate I would really like to know the reference for the doctor adding such limitations. While the AME limitation mentioned does make sense, the FAA is not required to make sense. The FAA is only requried to make policy. The policy on this is no student certificates to airplane pilots until they are 16-years of age.