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FAA's New Pilot Certificates

It's about time. Anyone who has seen the old pilot certificates can say that they looked like they were cut out of the back of a cereal box. They were grey and printed on just thick paper, EASILY forged by anyone with a laser printer.

When my wallet was lost/stolen back in November, I went looking for it for a month, then sent for new licenses, etc. The FAA sent my new certificates today. They are really kinda neat looking. First of all, they are plastic. Second, they have neat graphics of a jet, and the Wright Flyer, along with a modified DOT symbol. You kinda have to see it to get the idea. Hey, that's a good idea. Ok, I'll put copies on the web :-)

The hologram was really pretty neat. It is also a lot easier to keep these things in your wallet without having to laminate them so they don't get destroyed. And they turned around my request pretty quickly.

Now all I need to do is replace my medical and I'm back in the air. Don't worry, I'll watch out for TFRs :-).

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So, are you going to forward this URL to the delightful folks who are responsible for the design of Virginia's Concealed Handgun Permits? For those who are not familiar, a sample image can be found here:
http://www.packing.org/images_misc/va_ccw.jpg

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