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Jim asked: > I hate to bring up a old subject but I would like some > clearer understanding of the Driver lic. For med. > Rule of Sport pilot. Jim, This is NOT a bad thing to bring up it affects a number of us and will affect many more in the future. Heres the deal for higher level pilots flying under Sport, using the drivers license for medical. 1. As you said, if you have ANY medical condition that you know of that makes you unsafe to fly (tired or sniffles up to mental illness or major heart problems), then you may not fly. This is just as its always been for Private Pilot. It also applies to Sport. 2. You are not a doctor you dont have to know and go by the FAAs 3rd class rules. If you and your personal doctor both feel that your existing medical conditions are such that you are safe to fly, and you have a valid drivers license, then you may fly unless . . . 3. You may NOT fly if your last contact with the FAA medical branch ended with a denial or revocation or withdrawn. In other words, if your last contact with the FAA medical branch ended with you being prohibited from flying for medical reasons, you cant fly until you resolve those issues and get a valid 3rd class medical. (That last valid medical need only be valid for even just a single day (though Ive never heard of them issuing one for such a short period)). Then, if you let that last, valid, medical expire, the FAA figures you are good to fly as long as you and your doctor agree that you are safe to fly. I can see their point since you can imagine the dreck thatd come down on their heads if the flying heart attack victim who fell on the school had a denial as the last medical record with the FAA. I just hate this part because thats the condition that covers me my last contact with them was a denial so Im working to get that one-time 3rd class.
