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:

Sport Pilots currently use a self-certification medical (driver's license) to fly Light Sport Aircraft.
The success of this Sport Pilot self-certification has prompted AOPA and EAA to propose expanding this concept to Private Pilots.
The article encourages readers to submit comments to the FAA regarding this proposed medical exemption before the comment period concludes.

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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.