"vaughn" wrote:
"birdog" wrote:
I am an 83 year old ex-pilot - lost my medical some 30 years ago, but
my interest in aviation has never slackened.

There is no reason to let a little thing like a medical keep you out
of the sky. (Forgetting Sport Pilot for a moment)

In the US, no medical is needed to fly gliders, either. However, the
safeness of any flying would all depend on why the medical was lost.