CFIs don't need any medical. Many just get a 3rd class
because it is less of a hassle, costs less. As long as the
CFI doesn't act as PIC, he doesn't need the medical. Even
w/o the medical, a CFI can log PIC anytime he is instructing
and makes an endorsement in the pilot's logbook.
What can a CFI w/o a medical do...flight review as long as
the pilot's review is still valid and not expired.
Sport Pilot instruction in a LSA.
Any instruction where the CFI is not a required crewmember,
required crewmembers must have a CFI.
Thus, the CFI w/o a medical cannot be a safety pilot under
simulated instrument conditions.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm




"Peter" wrote in message
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|
| George Patterson wrote
|
| IME the first thing the insurance company checks is
that all paperwork
| is in order. So, if e.g. the pilot was not licensed to
do the flight,
| the insurer will walk away from it right away.
|
| This is not true. If the aircraft was actually
unairworthy (eg. expired annual),
| then the insurer would walk away. If the pilot did not
have a pilot's
| certificate at all, or was not rated for that category
and class of aircraft,
| then the insurer would walk away. If you have all the
paperwork but don't happen
| to have it in the plane, you're still insured.
|
| I agree with the above.
|
| It's interesting regarding originals. If it is that
important, why
| don't the regs spell it out explicitly? They would just
need to insert
| the word "original" (or the American-English equivalent,
whatever that
| is).
|
| The funny thing is that anyone can check out any pilot's
(whose
| identity is confirmed with other means) licensing info via
the
| internet. Same with aircraft. Sometimes, this digs out
funny results,
| like a CFII with a 3rd class medical