Dump The Flight Medical?

James Lawrence

Tuesday, July 03, 2012 at 09:20 PM ET

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The Stemme S-10...another spectacular motorglider that like its sibling S-6 drew crowds even here at the end of day.

Key Takeaways:

Inspired by the successful self-certification "medical" for Sport Pilots (requiring only a driver's license), a proposal has been made to expand this concept.
AOPA and EAA have jointly proposed to the FAA to extend this self-certification medical exemption to Private Pilots.
The FAA is currently accepting public comments on this proposed medical exemption, with the comment period nearing its end.

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Will flight medicals as we know them for at least some GA aircraft soon be a thing of the past?

LSA like this FK12 Comet can be flown by a Sport Pilot, with only a driver's license rather than an FAA flight medical.

Although we Sport Pilots only have to self-certify (and have a driver’s license) to legally fly Light Sport Aircraft, *** the success of the self-certification “medical” has no doubt factored into AOPA and EAA’s joint proposal to FAA to expand the concept to include Private Pilots. *** To add your comments to the FAA page about such a medical exemption, go here…the end of the comment period is near, so if you have a take on this topic, let it fly.