UltraJohn wrote in
nk.net:

What legal hassles? He doesn't need the medical for the glider and as
long as !. his last medical wasn't revoked or @. he has never had a
medical come Sept he will be able to fly whichever craft he wishes.

If what the FAA is saying they are going to do is in fact what is going to
happen, then I would agree with you.

Juan Don't be such an insistent negative till people really in the
know have had a time to sort out the true answers!

I wouldn't be so damn negative if the FAA has stuck to what they said they
were going to do, instead of trying to come up with these unannounced
strategies for special issuances. Do you know what's going to happen at FAA
aeromedical when thousands of pilots start sending in their special
issuance apps for denials that are no longer valid because acceptable
treatment protocols are in place (for example, diabetes type II treated
with oral hypoglycemic drugs). What exactly is the point of making these
people jump through those hoops if they will later be able to forget about
the special issuance and deal with the issue with their doctors and self-
certification?