Advice, please: too old to fly?

As I recall, if you've lost your medical, sport pilot is closed to you until
you get your medical reinstated. Being 72 myself, and unless a four-place is
vital to your enjoyment, I'd keep my focus on buying a sport pilot qualified
plane and go sport pilot all the way without risking being disqualified for
both. Good luck either way!
"R.W. Behan" wrote in message
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Thanks for the headsup on medical standards. I checked your link and see
no problems there except perhaps hearing. I do have hearing aids in both
ears: is that a showstopper? (The leftseat.com site wasn't clear on
that.) Thanks.

Dick B.


"abripl" wrote in message
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With your enthusiasm and past experience you should be able to pass
your private training.

The main issue is your health. Is it OK to pass the FAA medical. For
FAA medical standards see http://www.leftseat.com/FAAforms.htm

Also expect to pay about $6K for your training. The average training
flight time is more like 60 hours and not 40.

I have to agree with Stan.

The only reason to try to get a medical would be if there's something
like a 172 or Cherokee around that you want to get some of your
training in.

The key to the Sport Pilot category is to never *LOSE* your medical,
and never be turned down for one. If you think you have to try for a
medical, find an AME and ask him for a NON-FAA physical exam, to find
out if you will pass a real FAA physical. If he says you wouldn't,
don't take the real exam and fly on your driver's license.

Do the same thing when it comes time to renew. Get a pre-exam, if you
are going to fail, just let the old medical run out.

You should read and internalize the Richard Riley post
very carefully.

If you try and fail on a class III medical, you are totally
screwed virtually forever. Failure on class III eliminates
you from the sport category unless you can somehow
qualify for the class III later.

If you never fail and you have no medical problems,
you can fly sport without any further checking.

I'm with those that say you should find a completed
701 and get started!! Bill Hale