I have moved, and my Pilots License had made one too many trips through the laundry, so the Instrument raiting rubbed off on the plastic holder in my wallet.
So I decided it was a good time to send in my $5.00-7.00 and get a replacement certificate. WOW! The new FAA license is a credit card like affar with a FAA hologram on the front. It has the DOT logo at the upper right, with all the normal text over an image of the Wright Flyer and a Airliner on the front, on the back is a picture of Orvile and Wilber Wright along with a picture of the Wright flyer in flight, along with a place for your signature. I was VERY suprised to get the new license for my money. This is somthing that will last, and is a much more official looking ID. There is no magnetic strip, and I don't expect they have a RFID in it, and there are no pins for a smart card, so it's just a plastic card... however, it is pretty! Don't know if anyone else has seen these new licenses yet. The date of issue shows this month, which is interesting as I thought the issue date resets the clock on a BFR, but I'm sure there is some REG that covers this. -- Ross http://n541ry.us -- ___________________________________________________ OperaMail free e-mail - http://www.operamail.com OperaMail Premium - 28MB, POP3, more! US$29.99/year Powered by Outblaze
