Peter Duniho wrote:
"Bill J" wrote in message
...

You DON'T need a second class to 'fly and instruct'. You can do any
instructing with a third class, or lots of instructing with no medical.


Not true. You need a 2nd class medical any time you are being paid to
exercise the privileges of your pilot certificate. If you are not acting as
PIC, you need no medical at all, but if you are, you need a 2nd class
medical (and a commercial pilot certificate, of course).

The point is that instructing is not considered by the feds to be a
commercial activity, notwithstanding the fact that a commercial
certificate is a prerequisite for the CFI. Only a third class medical
is required if the CFI is to be acting as PIC (as when giving primary
instruction). If the 'student' is a certificated pilot and can act as
PIC, then no medical is required for the CFI at all.

Ken Balch
CP-ASMEL-IA, CFI, AGI, IGI, R-AB