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Sport Pilot Schools that Require a Medical - Help Stop This
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As long as I have been flying (and that's more than half a century), glider pilots have been allowed to fly with neither an FAA medical nor a valid driver's license - and we've all seen how badly that's turned out. ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Prof H Paul Shuch
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Prof H Paul Shuch
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AvSport LLC, KLHV
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Re: Sport Pilot Schools that Require a Medical - Help Stop T
Well, duuuh…that's what we've been trying to tell you!CTLSi wrote:Here is the Sport Pilot medical requirements for those unfamiliar with them:
http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificate ... idance.pdf
Seeking a sport pilot certificate you must comply with the medical eligibility requirements established in § 61.3
A person must hold and possess either a valid medical certificate issued under part 67 or a current and valid U.S. driver's license when exercising the privileges of a student pilot certificate while seeking sport pilot privileges in a light-sport aircraft other than a glider or balloon.
FAR 61.3 Sport Pilot Medical http://flightphysical.com/pilot/sport/index.htm
The FAA FAQ on the subject: https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificat ... ortpilots/
A Sport Pilot does not need a medical certificate or a medical exam to fly as a Sport Pilot. A valid Drivers License is all that's needed, however, the FAA says that if you have a medical condition that you KNOW would make you ineligible to fly and would cause you to fail an AME medical exam, you should not fly.
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He's good at stating the obvious!Nomore767 wrote:
Well, duuuh…that's what we've been trying to tell you!
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Killing dozens? It would be equally tough for a GA airplane to do that (which is why I can't recall a single such incident). It's easy to paint a pretty bleak scenario, but if the data doesn't bear it out, we must consider it an incredibly unlikely event.CTLSi wrote:It would be pretty tough for a glider to crash into a shopping mall and kill dozens of people with fuel and plane parts.
The opinions posted are those of one CFI, and do not necessarily represent the FAA or its lawyers.
Prof H Paul Shuch
PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
[email protected]
AvSport.org
facebook.com/SportFlying
SportPilotExaminer.US
Prof H Paul Shuch
PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
[email protected]
AvSport.org
facebook.com/SportFlying
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You say that like you think they're a bad thing!MovingOn wrote:Just like death panels.
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I always suspected you had a thing for Sarah Palin!MovingOn wrote:There's times when I think they might be a good idea.FastEddieB wrote:You say that like you think they're a bad thing!MovingOn wrote:Just like death panels.
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OK... having read through this thread, and searched online, I can't find a definitive answer.
Do I need a medical to set myself up as a self-employed Sport Pilot CFI?
Do I need a medical to set myself up as a self-employed Sport Pilot CFI?
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NO! There is no medical needed to be a sport CFI.Hambone wrote:OK... having read through this thread, and searched online, I can't find a definitive answer.
Do I need a medical to set myself up as a self-employed Sport Pilot CFI?
Re: Sport Pilot Schools that Require a Medical - Help Stop T
I concur. Of course, the usual Sport Pilot caveat applies: you can have a lapsed medical, but it must not have been denied, revoked, or withdrawn.
The opinions posted are those of one CFI, and do not necessarily represent the FAA or its lawyers.
Prof H Paul Shuch
PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
[email protected]
AvSport.org
facebook.com/SportFlying
SportPilotExaminer.US
Prof H Paul Shuch
PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
[email protected]
AvSport.org
facebook.com/SportFlying
SportPilotExaminer.US
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That's good to know.
Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the info!