Todd, I think you are correct almost. If we pilots haven't had a medical within the last 10 years or we have never had at least a third class medical then we are required to have one medical exam to establish a beginning health baseline before starting under this new program for each of us. I'm sure the intent is to throw out anyone who may be deemed too unhealthy to be flying an aircraft. I will agree that flying as a sport pilot, not required to achieve the same baseline medical, can fly a few hundred pound liter weight certified aircraft that qualifies as a light sport plane is not that much different than flying a slightly heavier non qualifying certified aircraft or one that is a qualifying weight but has a faster landing speed which disqualifies it. Almost nonsensical in many ways but hell I didn't make up the rules, I'm just forced to live within them! The government worry or considered difference for a sport pilot is the weight and speed of certified or high performance homebuilt aircraft I'm sure. We all know there are lots of very poor driving and unhealthy people driving big vehicles on our roads that can probably be more hazardous than a pilot and his aircraft. A drunk or unhealthy driver seems to have more potential to do harm to a church bus filled with people than a pilot possibly hitting that same church bus. A 20 year old texter just did this a few weeks ago here in Texas, I wonder if he had his baseline medical to make sure he wasn't a dangerous driver before he went out in his 4X4 truck driving at high speed while swerving all over the road texting then killed himself and several others as he ran head on into that bus I mentioned?
Larry H Sent from my iPad > On May 1, 2017, at 1:28 PM, RdRacer53--- via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > My understanding from what I have read is that there was no change to the > Light Sport Category which allows flying without a medical. > > If you desire a 3rd class medical and have never had one before you will > have to get one, and then not hever have to get one again unless you require > a special issuance. > > Todd > Spanaway, WA > > > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
