Underlying foreign license not current
Asked by: LTCTerry 3557 views FAA Regulations, Private Pilot, Student Pilot
I think I know the answer, but want to be sure. A new glider club member has not flown in 20 years. He has a paper FAA Private Pilot ASEL Certificate issued "on the basis of" an Australian license. In order to exercise the privileges of that certificate he would have to revalidate the Australian license. He's a US resident so that makes no sense. (Plus paper must be replaced with plastic, address updated, etc.) "On the basis of" certificates can be used to gain fully independent ones, Private to Commercial for example. You can add ratings to the "on the basis of" certificate that don't exist on the base document, IFR, ME, but still require the base document to be current/valid. We often get new members who haven't flown in 20 years, have no medical, flight review, etc. but they do have a private pilot certificate. They don't have to become ASEL current to take a glider checkride. No written either. I believe the new member can train in gliders without getting a Student Pilot Certificate from the FSDO, and when he passes his checkride with a DPE will have an independent Private Pilot Glider Certificate. I just cannot figure out entirely how to prove it yet. What are your thoughts?
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