Morgans wrote:
"Jim Macklin" wrote


You will need a medical exam before you can solo, unless you
want to learn to fly gliders or get the new Sport Pilot
certificate as a stepping stone or even final goal. You can
find which doctors in your area are FAA DME [designated
medical examiners] by calling the nearest flight school or
looking on the Internet at the medical link on the FAA site,
or the AOPA.


Be careful with this bit of advise.

Be aware that you will need a medical, but also be SURE you can PASS the
medical, before you go to take it.

That advice isn't any different than advice a few years ago.
Personally, I would not have been happy with the restrictions on the
sport pilot certificate. I would rather have failed the medical
initially and not flown at all.