Airman Certificate

Pilot licences (in the United States, airman certificates) are issued by national aviation authorities, and establish that the holder has been trained by a qualified flight instructor and has met a specific set of knowledge and experience requirements. The licensed or certificated pilot can then exercise a specific set of privileges in the nation’s airspace. Despite attempts to harmonize the requirements between nations, the differences in certification practices and standards from place to place serve to limit full international validity of the national qualifications.
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A document issued by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration certifying that the holder complies with the regulations governing the capacity in which the certificate authorizes the holder to act as an airman in connection with aircraft. (FAA2)