Todd Pattist wrote:

TTA Cherokee Driver wrote:


So if I lose my medical, do I not know or have reason to know of "any
medical condition that would affect" my ability to operate a light-sport
aircraft?


We don't know the exact rules, but if they are similar to
gliders, as expected, there are lots of ways you might lose
a medical and still be able to fly. All of the waiverable
medical problems would allow you to fly. Another big
difference is that a medical requires you to be medically
fit during the entire period of the medical, whereas the
glider/balloon criteria only requires you to be fit during
the flight. Progressive diseases, and periodic medical
problems with sufficient warning to permit landing may
disqualify you from a medical even though you could safely
fly either prior to the full progression of the disease or
between bouts of the problem. At least with respect to the
glider and balloon medical standard, the official position
of the FAA is that loss of a medical is not a disqualifying
condition for flight.

All good points, and reassuring to know if I ever lose my medical.
However I think Peter's original point, which is that a lot of LSA
advocates are pushing it as a panacea for "unable to get medical"
problems, which it is not. There are lots of reasons to lose your
medical that an honest interpretation would disqualify you from flying
LSA (having a retained kidney stone comes to mind).