Hi Dallas, My comment was in regard to comments about the accident rate as it relates to whether the pilot has a medical, not whether it was legal to fly without a medical. I wonder how this has affected the stats? My point was you don't have to have a medical to fly an airplane, it is just a piece of paper. Yes you do need it to fly legally. Do these people who fly without one make the pilots that have one look bad or do they put them in another category when they state statistics? Sorry for the confusion.
Kevin1 --- In ercoupe-tech@yahoogroups.com, dallas hewett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Frank, > > Thanks for the response. I, too, am a sports pilot. I got my ticket about 2 years ago and love flying as an LSA pilot. > I am only a couple of hours away from a private and don't have the desire to complete it. Don't need it, don't really want it for the flying that I do. I've flown 150's, 172's, and Sportstars and Tecnams (both LSA). > > I think what started this was that Dan (who's message is not included in this string about medicals) engendered my response below about all pilots (and I qualified with powered aircraft, and then requalified to not include ultralights) needing medicals until the LSA rating became a reality. > > To which Kevin said that people flew without medicals and licenses (my paraphrase). > > I then asked (see below) how it could be done legally (my paraphrase of my message). > I'm not trying to be cynical, sarcastic, or any other negative sort of thing. I truly am curious as to how I could fly legally without a license or medical in a powered aircraft. The only way I can think of is ultralight and was wondering if that is what Kevin is referring to. > > Thanks, > > Dallas > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: fnelson913 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: ercoupe-tech@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:14:50 AM > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Proposed rule changes ie is it a C or a D > > Dallas, > > Sport Pilot privileges are for powered aircraft and do not require a > Class 3 medical. The 415C Ercoupe is among other older certified > aircraft that you can fly without a medical as well as many new SLA > aircraft. > > Maybe I missed the question, but a valid driver's license and the > pilot's self-assessment of fitness to fly is all that is required to > fly any powered aircraft in the Light Sport Aircraft category. > > Frank Nelson (student pilot close to getting my Sport Pilot ticket) > N51DV - 415C > TOA > > --- In ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com, dallas hewett <dallash@ > > wrote: > > > > Kevin, > > > > Really? I didn't know that. > > I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that to fly a powered aircraft solo > you had to have a medical. > > I guess you could include ultralights as powered aircraft not > requiring a medical. > > I was aware of it not being required for gliders. Don't know > anything about balloons so wouldn't feign to talk about them. > > I guess I was thinking of since I have been involved in flying > (since 1976). > > > > Do you have some examples of folks flying w/o medical and license > in a powered aircraft other than ultralight? > > I'd like to know more about it and how to legally do it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dallas > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: kgassert <kgassert@ .> > > To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com > > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 7:23:24 AM > > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Proposed rule changes ie is it a C or a > D > > > > People have been flying without medicals long before Sport Pilot > came > > about. And without licenses.... . > > > > Kevin > > > > --- In ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com, dallas hewett <dallash@ > > > 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. :-) > > > > > > Dallas > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ >
