"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Rocketeer" wrote

Why yes, sailplanes! And there is a sailplane port not far from here.
And NO MEDICAL REQUIRED!! Not for student or pilot.

Thanks for making me look that up!

But if they sent me the certified letter, is that for ONLY powered
planes? I will have to have them answer that one for me cause the
letter sounded awful hard against any flying.

There is a gotcha in the sport pilot rating, in that there is no medical
required IF you have not been turned down at your last FAA medical. That
is
your condition, so no sport pilot for you.

For sailplanes, there is NO medical of any kind required for it. It does
not matter if you have been turned down in the past. You are self
certifying, before every flight, that you have no condition that is going
to
cause a safety problem during that flight. It would seem to me, that is
your only catch. You must be honest enough to be aware of your
limitations.

The sailplane ticket also allow for self launch, or motor gliders. There
are definitions that have to be met to call it a motor glider, but at
least
with an engine, you can go somewhere when the lift is marginal.

Here is a link with most of the vital information.
http://webpages.charter.net/engreenwell/ASA/Motorglider_criteria_2004.pdf
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Jim in NC


You also have FAR part 103 ultralights, and one other possibility for you
depending on your condition. If it wasn't done during the intital attempt
at getting a medical, and I doubt it was in that Light Sport is very new,
you can ask that they review your medical certification again for Light
Sport only. It wouldn't be a 3rd class, but a review to see if you could
safely operate an LSA. Many homebuilts can fall into that category. To
deal with these types of issues AOPA is the place to call and ask for the
medical certification dept.