Student Pilot Application Requirements

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identifier: "/us/fr/C1-2016-00199"
source: "fr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "Student Pilot Application Requirements"
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title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "C1-2016-00199"
section_name: "Student Pilot Application Requirements"
positive_law: false
currency: "2016-02-04"
last_updated: "2016-02-04"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Transportation Department"
document_number: "C1-2016-00199"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2016-02-04"
agencies:
  - "Transportation Department"
  - "Federal Aviation Administration"
cfr_references:
  - "14 CFR Part 61"
  - "14 CFR Part 183"
rin: "2120-AJ42"
fr_citation: "81 FR 5896"
fr_volume: 81
docket_ids:
  - "Docket No.: FAA-2010-1127"
  - "Amdt. Nos. 61-135 and 183-15"
---


#  Student Pilot Application Requirements

**Correction**

In rule document 2016-00199 beginning on page 1292 in the issue of Tuesday, January 12, 2016, make the following correction:

1. On pages 1293-1294, table “B. Student Pilot Application Requirements: Summary of Current, Proposed, and Finalized Provisions” is corrected as set forth below.

B. Student Pilot Application Requirements: Summary of Current, Proposed, and Finalized Provisions

| Scenario | Current regulations | 2010 NPRM | Final rule |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Digital Photos on all Pilot Certificates | • No photo on pilot certificate | • Photo on pilot certificate | • No change from current regulations. |
| Application and Certificate Issuance | • A student pilot typically obtains a combination medical certificate and student pilot certificate from an aviation medical examiner (AME) | • A student pilot applicant would not be issued a student pilot certificate at the time of application | • A student pilot will not be issued a student pilot certificate at the time of application. |
| Implementation Schedule | • None previously required. Proposals were based upon the implementation of digital photos on all pilot certificates | • A 5-year phased implementation schedule that included a “trigger-based” approach to issue pilot certificates with photos to people interacting with the FAA and a “non-trigger based” approach that required pilots to obtain a pilot certificate with a photo during a 3-, 4-, or 5-year period depending on the type of certificate | • An effective date of the first day of the calendar month following 60 days from the date of publication in the |
| Fees | • The FAA charges a $2 fee for replacement, duplicate, or facsimile of a pilot certificate | • The FAA would charge $22 for initial issuance or renewal of a pilot certificate | • The FAA will charge a $2 fee for replacement of a pilot certificate including a student pilot certificate which is consistent with existing § 187.5 |
| Expiration date | • The student pilot certificate is valid for a period of 24 or 60 calendar months after the date of issuance, depending on the age of the student pilot | • The student pilot certificate would have no expiration date, although the photo would need to be updated every 8 years to continue exercising privileges of the student pilot certificate | • The student pilot certificate has no expiration date. |
| Student Pilot Endorsements | • Flight Instructor endorses the student pilot certificate and the student's logbook | • Flight Instructor would endorse the student's logbook | • Flight Instructor endorses the student's logbook. |