"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
news

How is it that airmen are able to hide their medical conditions from
the licensed medical doctor examining them, but not from Congress?

I read in my AOPA newsletter about this. It says about 40 people in
California are being procecuted for this. Anybody know what penalties these
guys are facing? I would think if you own your own plane, flying without a
medical might be lower risk than lying on the medical form. Can you go to
jail for flying without a medical? I think jail time for lying on the
medical is very possible.

Danny Deger




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AVwebALERT News Alert -- March 27, 2007
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http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/11/840-full.htm

House Committee Probes Aviation Medical "Fraud" (http://www.avweb.com)
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James L.
Oberstar, D-Minn., today released a committee oversight report that
identifies widespread fraud among pilots who hide serious medical
conditions from examining physicians to retain medical certification
for their FAA pilot licenses.