I also agree with Larry and Kevin, and would add that we should be careful not to 'over think' this issue.
Roy ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kgassert Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 2:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Sport Pilot Importance: Low So do I. It says at your last application. If you did not apply then you did not fail. If you did apply and failed then you are screwed until you pass. Kevin --- In [email protected] <mailto:ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com> , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I agree with Larry. > Kurt > CFI/DPE > > On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:59:17 -0800, Charter Mail wrote > > No, I think it is just saying what we already knew - that you cannot fly as a sport pilot if you failed your last medical. You DO need to self-certify when flying as a sport pilot, meaning you must believe you are medically fit to fly. But I don't think that necessarily means you have to be able to pass a third class medical, though. > > > > Larry Snyder > > N99340 > > > > > > On Feb 22, 2008, at 10:36 AM, "rl1360" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi All....This is from a NTSB accident report on an Ercoupe and it is > > word for word. I think it will open alot of eyes. "Federal Aviation > > Administration regulations state that a person operating a airplane as > > a light sport aircraft must have been found eligible for the issuance > > of at least a third-class airman medical certificate at the time of his > > or her most recent application if that person has applied for a medical > > certificate in the past". The way I understand this is that if you have > > ever had a medical and feel you can't pass it now it is not legal for > > you to take yourself back to be a Sport Pilot as I have heard several > > people say they can. If I am wrong on this I am sure many of you will > > let me know.....GBG > > > > >
