Licenses vs. Certificates, Aviators vs. Pilots, This vs. That
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Originally Posted by
Joe LaMantia
PPL = Private Pilot License, American's use a lot of abbrevations.
Joe
:cool:
The FAA does not issue pilot licenses. A person can't even apply for a USA pilot license. See "FAA Form 8710-1, Airman Certification And/or Rating Application." The FAA issues pilot certificates because USA pilots are certificated, not licensed. Interesting stories behind WHY, some of them might even be partly true. But fact remains. No such thing as a USA, FAA-issued, private pilot license. Today's worthless trivia lesson thus endeth. You're welcome.