I’m also a layman - I didn’t finish training to become a private pilot.
Thinking about this, it IS possible that he held a commercial certificate and it got revoked because his DPE was caught doing something shady and the FAA invalidated all certa issued by the DPE, pending a new checkride. It’s happened before.
I’m not sure how it would show up in the website though.
I remember something regarding shady examiners, but I assumed the FAA got those people rechecked with priority since, as I recall, it affected a lot of working commercial pilots.
I would also assume they would have offered that explanation rather than scrubbing the internet.
I think that explanation is probably unlikely here.
I’m also a layman - I didn’t finish training to become a private pilot.
Thinking about this, it IS possible that he held a commercial certificate and it got revoked because his DPE was caught doing something shady and the FAA invalidated all certa issued by the DPE, pending a new checkride. It’s happened before.
I’m not sure how it would show up in the website though.
https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry/Main.aspx
I remember something regarding shady examiners, but I assumed the FAA got those people rechecked with priority since, as I recall, it affected a lot of working commercial pilots.
I would also assume they would have offered that explanation rather than scrubbing the internet.
I think that explanation is probably unlikely here.
Well, he could also not be flying anymore so never retook his checkride.
All that’s to say, it may be a possibility. I’m unable to offer insight on the likelihood of it being fact.