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If it's safe enough for a pilot to fly a new $150,000 LSA with no
medical, why isn't it safe for the same pilot to fly a 25 or 30 year
old Cessna 172 or 182 or a 25 or 30 year old Piper Cherokee?

What do you think?

That's not the greatest argument. I think that there is a pretty big difference
between an LSA and a 172/182. There is much less difference between a 150/152
and an LSA.

That said, there is really no convincing evidence that a doctor can predict your
health over the next two years based on a written form and a quick external
physical exam. In fact, there is plenty of evidence to the contrary. In short,
the 3rd class medical certificate has no provable safety value and is simply an
expensive "gift" to the medical profession at the expense of the aviation
community.

Vaughn