"Morgans" wrote in message
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"mark" wrote

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.

What on earth are you talking about? There is only one minimum level of
medical that will do; at least a 3rd class medical, that he can let
expire.
There is no light sport medical review.
--
Jim in NC

He can not just let his medical expire. If I understood correctly he
attempted to get a 3rd class and was denied. That means the self certify
does not apply to him, but the FAA will review the file again if it has not
already done so, for allowing him to fly Light Sport Aircraft only. Once
they review the file they could possibly issue a letter giving him the ok to
self certify for LSA or under what conditions he would have to meet to fly
LSA. Its also possible that they could turn him down again for LSA. That
would limit him to 103 and possibly gliders.

Its really one of the big catch 22's in LSA. If you attempt to get a
medical and find a problem or if you try to jump through the hoops and
someone say no, you lose the light sport as an option without more hoops.