Certificates

Question 1

What documentation does a pilot need while flying?

Answer 1

A current pilot certificate, medical certificate, and government photo ID must be in a pilot’s personal possession anytime they are acting as a pilot in command, or a required crew member of an aircraft.

Question 2

P.M.ID.

Answer 2

Pilot Certificate
Medical Certificate
ID

Question 3

Student Pilot Certificate

Answer 3

It is required that you possess your student pilot certificate, medical certificate, and a government accepted government ID while flying solo or acting as pilot in command.

Question 4

How long does a Third-Class Medical Certificate Last?

Answer 4

Private pilots and student pilots when acting as pilot in command must hold at least a third-class medical. For pilots under the age of 40, the certificate must be renewed every 60 months after the date of the exam.
For pilots 40 years or older, the certificate must be renewed every 24 months.

Question 5

BasicMed

Answer 5

A pilot can receive just one AME medical examination at the start of their flight training to receive a 3rd class certificate and then maintain currency by using the simplified methods of BasicMed. A pilot can not get a BasicMed certificate without getting a 3rd class medical and the pilot must have a valid US driver’s license to qualify. BasicMed can not be used for privileges of a 1st or 2nd class medical.
Pilot can visit their primary care physician for a Comprehensive Medical Examination at least once every 48 calendar months and provide an FAA checklist to go through and be filled out during the visit.
The pilot must complete an online training course and receive a certificate of completion on aeromedical factors every 24 calendar months. The pilot must log the completion of the course in their log book.

Question 6

Pilots using BasicMed are limited to what limitations?

Answer 6

The pilot may not fly with more than 6 passengers.
The aircraft being operated by the pilot must be limited to 7 seats, and certified for less than 12,500 lbs max takeoff weight.
The pilot may not fly at or above 18,000 ft MSL
The pilot may not fly faster than 250 knots

Pilots are not required to carry the medical exam checklist or the medical education course completion while you fly; however, you must store and keep a legible copy of these documents in your logbook, as long as you can produce an accurate and legible representation of the documents at the request of the FAA.

Question 7

Government Photo ID must be either…

Answer 7

A driver’s license
Government ID card
U.S. Armed Forces ID Card
Passport
Credential that authorizes unescorted access to a security ID display area at an airport regulated under 49 CFR part 1542
Or another form of ID that the administration finds acceptable

Question 8

CFR

Answer 8

Code of Federal Regulations

Question 9

Change of Address

Answer 9

If a certificated pilot changes their permanent mailing address, they must notify the FAA airmen Certification Branch of the new address. The pilot is entitled to exercise the privileges of the pilot certificate for a period of only 30 days after the date of the move.
If the pilot fails to make this notification within 30 days of the move, they no longer have a valid certificate.

Question 10

Enforcement

Answer 10

Each person who holds a pilot certificate or a medical certificate shall present it for inspection upon the request of the administrator, the national transportation safety board, or any federal, state, or local law enforcement officers.

Question 11

NTSB

Answer 11

National Transportation Safety Board