Bob Martin wrote:

The FAA wouldn't bother with the
third-class waiver because of that.

The Faa will grant a waiver for 3rd class just as readily as for 1st. If there's
a difference, it may be that the holder of a 1st class certificate will take the
steps necessary to get the waiver more readily than the holder of a 3rd class will.

George Patterson
If a tank is out of ammunition, what you have is a sixty ton portable
radio.