Mxsmanic wrote:
Getting in is just the beginning.

The third class medical doesn't do much more than make sure you
won't have a heart attack or seizure at 5,000 feet ...

The medicals are excessively restrictive--reminiscent of military
requirements--and archaic, disqualifying some conditions that are
generally harmless while accepting others that can often be
dangerous. They are also unnecessarily repetitive.


Agreed but now we have LSA so that doesn't have to be an issue for the
average recreational pilot.


Red tape is abundant in certification as well, with special
procedures just for having retractable gear, excessive currency
requirements, heavy regulation, and so on.

Please give us an example of the excessive requirements? And the average
recreational pilot (which is what this thread is about) isn't going to be
flying retracts.



It's easier to become a lawyer than it is to become a pilot, and in
some respects it's easier to become a doctor as well.

Well, now you are getting into the professional side of things but you are
once again wrong. I'm sure some of the doctors and lawyers around here will
jump in on this one.