On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 13:06:30 GMT, Jose
wrote:

Your private pilot has a medical. The CFI in the quoted section above
doesn't.

Yep.. you're right. I was thinking more along the OP (CFI with third
class medical) and didn't read fully. Required crewmembers must have a
current medical, but class III should be ok.

I figured something like that had happened. Been there, done that,
member of the club