My read of the FARs is that you do not have to have a medical to take the BFR
itself. You cannot exercise the privileges of your pilot certificate until you
get the medical, but the BFR itself does not require you to be pilot in command.

Consider the case of somebody with a lapsed BFR. (S)he cannot act as PIC until
the instructor signs off the satisfactory flight review. I see little
difference between a lapsed BFR and a lapsed medical in this situation.

Then again, I ain't in the office of the Chief Counsel.

Jim



(Corrie)
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-If your medical is lapsed (but in the works - waiting on paperwork),
-can you log dual with a CFI towards a BFR?
Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com