Jim and others,
The Brits already have for aircraft under 2000Kg. Just need ability
no to be medically disqualified from driving a normal private car.
Once only up to age 70, every 3 years after that.
CASA has a discussion paper up on medicals, released just before
Christmas, but as usual is making a mountain out of a molehill
despite there being an ATSB report showing that medical
incapacitation from 1975 to 2006 was 98 incidents/accidents out of
160,000 and some of the 98 are intestinal distress(food poisoning),
hypoxia/carbon monoxide poisoning (maintenance/operational causes),
breaking F/O's collarbone during emergency evac of a 747, getting hit
by prop or rotor blade on ground etc. Doesn't actually leave much
particularly when you realise that most of the remaining actually had
a Class 2 or Class 1 aviation medical.
Everyone should download the CASA discussion paper and put in a
submission. I'll publish some more links later. You have until end of March.
Just because you fly gliders don't think this doesn't matter. One of
the CASA options is extending the RAMPC (driver's licence medical -
actually heavy vehicle medical and the same as a PPL medical) to ALL
sport and recreational aviation including gliding. The GFA might just
roll over on that as they have on everything else in recent years.
The other issue is if you want a tug pilot to launch you in 5 years
time. Even if fit to the standard the expense of the medical is
causing some people to quit. I know of a least one tug pilot lost at
a local club as a result.
Mike
At 10:24 AM 1/11/2017, you wrote:
We've been waiting for it...
The third class medical requirement for private and recreational
pilots will no longer be necessary starting on the first of May.
Lets hope other authorities do the same!
Jim
<https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=87125>https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=87125
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