In addition, a Sport Pilot "self certifies" their own medical fitness each time they fly... I can hardly wait until the 'ambulance chasing' members of our legal profession get their teeth into this one!
Chuck Rosenfeld, N87114 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Ed Burkhead Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 6:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ercoupe-tech] RE: Sport Pilot - medical Linda, Correct point and something that needs to be clear to anyone who might fly as a Sport Pilot or Private Pilot flying under privileges of Sport Pilot. Thanks, Ed > -----Original Message----- > From: Linda Abrams [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Ed Burkhead > Subject: Sport Pilot - medical > > Ed, > > A small correction to your remark below. Although often said the way > you did for shorthand, it is not really the case that a Sport Pilot > flies "without a medical" -- just without a 3d class medical. A > valid state drivers license serves as the Sport Pilot's required > medical. Thus, if your state decides you are no longer fit to drive > (e.g. poor eyesight), and pulls your drivers license, you cannot > continue to operate under the Sport Pilot Rule. I believe this to be > true whether your certificate is Sport Pilot, or it is PP and you > choose to operate under SP Rule. > > Linda > N3437H (Sky Sprite) > L.A. > > Ed wrote: > > "The second question comes in here. A D or later model is not > eligible to > fly as a Light Sport Aircraft, flown by a Sport Pilot acting as pilot in > command (or a PP without a medical)." > >
