Thanks, Ed, that was my point that the medical serves very little
purpose to start with.
Dan C
On Apr 20, 2008, at 9:23 PM, Ed Burkhead wrote:
Dan C wrote:
Almost all of the aviation accidents in the U.S. happen
to a pilot who holds a valid medical
Dallas wrote:
Wouldn't that be a truism before the LSA rating came
into effect? Except for student pilots flying with an
instructor all pilots held a medical certificate.
That's in powered aircraft, of course. :-)
Ah, but I remember discussion during the SP rule making process
that there were very few accidents caused by medical issues that
could possibly have been detected and prevented by the 3rd class
medical.
Ed
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