Viewing your endorsements

When your CFI issues an endorsement — solo, cross-country, complex, checkride recommendation — it appears in your Endorsements tab. Each one is a signed record that the FAA can verify if asked.

What's on the endorsement card

• Title — the template name (e.g., "Solo cross-country endorsement")
• FAR reference — the regulation code (e.g., 61.93(d)(1))
• Issued by — your CFI's name and certificate number
• Issue date — when it was signed
• Expiration — if applicable. Most endorsements expire in 60 or 90 days for a specific solo or checkride context.
• PDF — downloadable copy of the rendered endorsement, suitable for printing or attaching to a checkride application

Active vs expired

The Endorsements tab defaults to showing only active ones. Expired endorsements are still in your record — toggle Show expired to see them. Don't delete them; the FAA may want the full history during a checkride or insurance review.

Verifying an endorsement

If your DPE or anyone else asks to verify an endorsement is genuine:

1. From the endorsement, tap Verify.
2. The platform shows the cryptographic signature, the SHA-256 hash of the signed payload, and the CFI's certificate number on file.
3. Cross-check the certificate number against the FAA's airman registry.

The signed payload includes the date, student name, instructor name, certificate number, and the endorsement text. If any of those fields had been changed after signing, the hash wouldn't match.

When an endorsement is wrong

If your CFI issued an endorsement with a typo or to the wrong template:

• They can revoke it. The card flips to a revoked state with their reason.
• They then issue a corrected version. You'll see both — original (revoked) and replacement (active).

We don't allow silent edits. Editing a signed endorsement would invalidate its signature, and the FAA expects to see the audit trail.