Question about PPL recertification

[TheBear82]

First off, no, this isn't the over-posted question "will getting my PPL help me in primary."

I've looked elsewhere for the answer to this question but no luck. I have a question regarding my dad and him getting his recertification for his PPL. He few A-4's back in the 70's and then moved into commercial flying for a while. He had his airline transport pilot rating but within the last few years he stopped flying and let his certification lapse. So now he wants to start flying again, but just for fun in VFR, so he obviously doesn't need his transport rating back and probably not even his instrument rating. For sake of time and money he just wants to recertified for his PPL. So, my question is, can he just recertify for his PPL and not worry about qualifying again for insturments/multi engines/transport, or will they look at his flight time and liscense and make him jump through all the hoops?

I know this isn't exactly a Navy question, but I'm sure some of you guys know about stuff like this. Thanks for the help ahead of time.

 

[Schnugg]

He already has SEL, as a subset of his current ratings. So he should be able to get a Medical and go to a flight school and fly UI until he's ready for a BFR with his instructor. Take the check flight and he's current.

Your earned certificates never go bad, they just aren't current any more.

Been a few years, so any one else chime in here.

 

[Steve Wilkins]

The pilot certificate never expires. As Schnugg said, he'll just need to get a current medical and a BFR done. No check flight is really involved. If the instructor thinks he's safe to fly, he'll probably get signed off.