John, Perhaps out to the FAASTeam Reps, and a mention at DWC during the Safety Expo!
Mike
FAA MANDATES PLASTIC PILOT CERTIFICATE
Still hanging onto your paper pilot
certificate? You'll need to upgrade to a
plastic pilot certificate by March
31, 2010. The FAA released its final rule
Feb. 28 ( http://www.aopa.org/epilot/redir.cfm?adid=14613
), announcing the
required switch to the certificate
it deems is more counterfeit resistant.
When the FAA proposed this mandate
in 2005, AOPA members overwhelmingly
supported the move to a more secure
certificate. If you are attached to your
paper certificate and original issuance
date (the plastic certificate will
have a new one), don't worry. You
can keep your paper certificate for
nostalgia; you just can't use it
to fly. Read more on AOPA Online
( http://www.aopa.org/epilot/redir.cfm?adid=14602
).