Private Pilot without Medical -- Sport Pilot operation?

Why not just go to http://www.faa.gov/avr/afs/sportpilot/index.cfm and
get your questions answered there?

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Why not just go to http://www.faa.gov/avr/afs/sportpilot/index.cfm and
get your questions answered there?

Thanks I went there and found this:


An FAA certificated pilot may not use a current and valid U.S. Drivers
License to meet the medical eligibility requirements if any of the following
conditions apply:

a.. Must not have been denied their most recent application for a
medical certificate (if you have applied for medical certificate);
a.. Must not have had their most recently issued medical certificate
suspended or revoked (if you have been issued a medical certificate); or
a.. Must not have had their most recent authorization for a special
issuance of a medical certificate withdrawn (a special issuance is not a
denial).
a.. Must not know or have reason to know of any medical condition that
would make that person unable to operate a light-sport aircraft in a safe
manner.

Danny Deger wrote:

An FAA certificated pilot may not use a current and valid U.S. Drivers
License to meet the medical eligibility requirements if any of the following
conditions apply:

a.. Must not have been denied their most recent application for a
medical certificate (if you have applied for medical certificate);
a.. Must not have had their most recently issued medical certificate
suspended or revoked (if you have been issued a medical certificate); or
a.. Must not have had their most recent authorization for a special
issuance of a medical certificate withdrawn (a special issuance is not a
denial).
a.. Must not know or have reason to know of any medical condition that
would make that person unable to operate a light-sport aircraft in a safe
manner.

From what you've posted here, none of those conditions apply. Happy flying!

George Patterson
If you want to know God's opinion of money, just look at the people
he gives it to.

(Danny Deger) wrote in message om...
I am a private pilot without a current medical, but with a valid
drivers license. Can I fly under the sport pilot rules, or do I need
to apply for a sport pilot certificate? I have never been denied a
medical.

Sadly, if your medical is not current because it was denied
previously, the answer is no. Currently, the FAA is requiring those
with previously denied medicals to go through the entire class 3
medical appeal process before being sport pilots. If your medical is
not current simply because you did not want to hand your AME $70, then
you are ok as long as you don't have any known disqualifing condition.
-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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(Danny Deger) wrote in message
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I am a private pilot without a current medical, but with a valid
drivers license. Can I fly under the sport pilot rules, or do I need
to apply for a sport pilot certificate? I have never been denied a
medical.

Sadly, if your medical is not current because it was denied
previously, the answer is no. Currently, the FAA is requiring those
with previously denied medicals to go through the entire class 3
medical appeal process before being sport pilots. If your medical is
not current simply because you did not want to hand your AME $70, then
you are ok as long as you don't have any known disqualifing condition.
-Robert

Not quite, here's the rule from the FAA site:


"Must not know or have reason to know of any medical condition that would
make that person unable to operate a light-sport aircraft in a safe manner.
"

It does NOT say known disqualifying condition, it say "unable to operate a
light-sport aircraft in a safe manner" Big difference.

Danny Deger