ACR CAPT FLEW WITH EXPIRED TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE.

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I TOOK MY ATP CHKRIDE ON 10/SAT/91 AND WAS ISSUED A TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE ON THAT DATE. AT THE TIME I CONSIDERED THAT 120 DAYS (THE VALID PERIOD OF THE TEMPORARY AS STATED ON THE BACK) TO BE BASICALLY 6 MONTHS. ON 2/92 WHILE PULLING OUT A CREDIT CARD I SAW THE TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE IN MY WALLET AND REALIZED THAT THE TIME WAS PROBABLY ABOUT UP. CALCULATIONS REVEALED THAT MY TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED ON 2/X/92. KNOWING THAT I WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY AGAIN ON 2/X+5 I CALLED THE FSDO TO GET A FIELD EXTENSION. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE TEMPORARY WAS GOOD TILL THE END OF THE SIXTH MONTH. JUST TO COVER MYSELF I ASKED THEM TO SEND A LETTER TO THAT EFFECT TO MY COMPANY. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO THAT BUT THAT THEY WOULD ISSUE ME A NEW TEMPORARY (THEY DID). I'M STILL A LITTLE UNEASY OVER THE SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE FSDO'S RELUCTANCE TO VERIFY THE VALIDITY OF THE ORIGINAL TEMPORARY. I HAVE NOT TOLD ANYONE ABOUT THE TRIPS I MADE BUT THE INFO IS IN THE COMPANY RECORDS AND EVEN MY OWN LOGBOOK FOR ANY INVESTIGATOR WITH THE INITIATIVE TO DIG IT OUT. I CONSIDER THE LENGTH OF TIME BTWN THE EVENT (CHKRIDE) AND THE NEED FOR ACTION (SEE IF THE PERMANENT LICENSE HAS ARRIVED) AS A SETUP THAT MAKES IT VERY LIKELY THAT THE ACTION WILL GET OVERLOOKED. IT WAS MY HONEST INTENTION TO COUNT UP THE TIME AND MARK IT ON THE CALENDAR BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A 1992 CALENDAR IN 10/91. BE DECEMBER; I HAD FORGOTTEN IT. REMARK: HOW THE DEVIL CAN IT POSSIBLY TAKE 6 MONTHS TO MOVE 2 PIECES OF PAPER ACROSS A DESK?