Originally Posted by
CloudSailor
FedElta, Mark,
Please re-read my post to understand it more clearly. I was in NO WAY encouraging pilot applicants to be dishonest on their application.
What I stated, and maybe not clearly enough, is that when I applied about 6 years ago, the application did not in any way address that FedEx has chosen a 24 month policy for the currency of the FEX written. Many, many applicants back then were not aware that FedEx's policy differed from the FAR on currency for written exams.
I am VERY GLAD to hear that the new application clearly states FedEx's written exam currency requirements.
I apologize if my post was in any way misleading to anyone. Again, as has been said on this forum many times: FEDEX REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE AN FEX WRITTEN CURRENT WITHIN THE PRECEDING 24 MONTHS, PERIOD.
I have been reading this thread for a while and I just have to add my two cents.
While people who have been keeping up with this thread may have read the warnings, others probably read the requirements from the website and I'm sure in more than a couple cases made an honest mistake like CloudSailor made 6 years ago. I am also sure some decided to apply knowing full well they were lying. As it stands right now, the application site states you need a current and valid FE written, it does not mention anything about 24 months and leaves the validity of the exam open to extension by means of FAR 61.39. It would be a lot easier to simply state that FedEx requires a FEW within the past 24 months, no room for interpretation or confusion or lying for that matter.
The application is a little cumbersome but it at least offers a last line of defense when you answer the questionnaire at the end and it asks you if you the information entered is true to the best of your belief or knowledge. If you lie after reading that, well, you have it coming.
I only mention this because I have also found myself in the unenviable position of having made this very mistake, having taken the exam the first time I applied in 2006 only to figure out I needed another one within 24 months by reading this thread but after signing up for my profile. As soon as I found out I took it and when I finally completed my profile and answered the questionnaire it was valid and current.
I hope there is room for an honest mistake in this whole process.