A couple of things have changed since you last had a medical. You can now do ‘BasicMed’ to satisfy the FCC requirement:
What do I need to do to fly under BasicMed? Comply with the general BasicMed requirements (possess a U.S. driver's license, have held a medical after July 14, 2006). Get a physical exam with a state-licensed physician, using the Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist Complete a BasicMed medical education course; Go fly! As a CFI I can complete a BFR with you while acting as PIC for the flight, meaning you do not have to have a current medical to complete. Once you (as a certified pilot) complete the online course you can take that certification to any CFI to certify your application to get your ‘remote pilot’ license. Your private certificate does not cover you to fly a drone (remote pilot in FAA terms). Mark > On Sep 4, 2020, at 2:04 PM, Robert Andrews <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: > > Hmmm, I wonder if a flight review requires a current medical? If the > reviewer is the PIC... > > On 09/04/2020 10:23 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: >> Found the process: >> For people who already hold a pilot certificate issued under 14 CFR part 61, >> You simply need to complete the FAA’s online course, which will take you >> about two hours to complete. Note that you must have completed a flight >> review within the previous 24 months. >> Crap, have not had a medical in years... >> -----Original Message----- From: Matt Hoppes >> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 10:49 AM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Drone licensing >> That is absolutely not true. You need a UAS license to be able to fly even >> though the testing is very similar to a private pilot license but it does >> have other things attached to it. >>> On Sep 4, 2020, at 12:46 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: >>> >>> I am a private pilot with an instrument rating. I started doing >>> commercial ground school once but realized I really didn't need commercial >>> for the incidental business flying I was doing so I dropped it. I know >>> nothing about drone operations or regs. I have been told that I can >>> legally fly drones due to my regular license. Not sure if that is even >>> true. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke >>> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 10:25 AM >>> To: Animal Farm >>> Subject: [AFMUG] Drone licensing >>> >>> I was looking through the FAA Requirements to get a drone license. If I >>> understand correctly, if you use the drone in any way as a commercial >>> flight, I.E. taking pictures of a tower, then you need the commercial >>> license. >>> >>> The FAA Website talks about going to a testing facility to Pass the >>> 'initial aeronautical knowledge test'. The FAA links out to >>> psiexams.com At psiexams.com they don't have a 'initial aeronautical >>> knowledge test' listed, but they do have a 'Unmanned Aircraft General - >>> Small (UAG)'. Is this the test that you actually need to pass? Many >>> people here are pilots, what are good resources to study/practice for >>> the tests? Has anyone recently gotten their drone license. How big of >>> a deal is it? >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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