I took some time this afternoon to fill out the necessary paperwork and headed over to the FAA's San Jose Flight Standards District Office. Of course, I had to make a phone appointment because they keep the doors locked. You never know when a terrorist might walk in and try to fill out some paperwork. Or something like that.
Anyway, I met Matt (the FAA guy helping me out), he checked my ID and we headed upstairs. Once we got to the front desk, he checked my ID again and filled out a log book that said I was there, etc.
Once all the security bullshit was done, we went over the form and he gave it someone else to process. Meanwhile we chatted for a few minutes about gliders and stuff. Apparently the guy who was there before me was also a Hollister Gliding Club student there to get his certificate too.
All in all, I spent just about as much time on "security" as we did doing "real paperwork." But now I'm in possession of a piece of paper that says I can solo a glider when my instructor gives me permission to do so. It's valid for the next 2 years, but I really have no intention of going that long before I get a license.
Woohoo!
Posted by jzawodn at January 10, 2003 06:27 PM
I really want my student pilot license but I am only 14 years old, can I still get my student pilot license, but not for gliders?
You can get a student license at 14, yes. You can even solor at 14, I believe. You just can't get a real license until you're 16.
you can't solo until you are 16, therefore there is no reason to get your student pilot certificate until you are 16, also you can't receive your license until you are 17.
So when I pass the test for my student pilot license, I will not recieve it until I am 17?
It depends on the rating. I was working on a glider rating then, not single engine. The ages for glider ratings are lower (14 solo, 16 license).
You don't have to take a test to receive a 3rd class medical cert. and student pilot cert. All you have to do is pass an AME (physical) then you can receive your license. You can get a SPC at any age, but you may not fly solo until you have reached the age of 16 years, and you may not take the FAA Pilot Certification test until you are 17 years of age, at which point you may receive a Pilot Certificate.
