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Old October 31st 07, 07:37 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bullwinkle
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Default Why are so many Stemme S10-VT motorgliders for sale?

On 10/31/07 11:35 AM, in article
, "Mike the Strike"
wrote:

On Oct 31, 11:23 am, "
wrote:
This is a good thread and I would like to add my 2 cents worth. I
did have 5 flying machines, 2 single engine aircraft and 3 gliders. I
decided a month ago to reduce my fleet. With the power planes, and the
fact that I might loose my medical, letting go of the Lancair ES and
keeping the new Jabiru J250 light sports aircraft made sense.


If you lose your medical (fail an FAA medical test), then it's my
understanding that you can't fly gliders, motorgliders or LSAs
either. You don't need to pass an aviation medical for the latter,
but you need to self-certify that you are fit to fly. Failure of an
FAA medical would overrule any self-certification.

So, if you think you are going to fail the FAA medical, just allow it
to lapse, then you can (fairly) honestly self-certify.

Perhaps specialists in this medical area would like to comment.

Mike

Partly right.

You can fly gliders or motorgliders without a medical, whether or not
medical certification has been formally denied by the FAA.

LSA's can be flown with just a driver's license medical clearance, AS LONG
AS the pilot has not been formally denied FAA medical certification. Thus,
if you know you're going to fail (and be denied), just let your medical
lapse.

That stated, there are many medical conditions for which a pilot assumes
they will be grounded that the FAA will actually clear.

I recommend a confidential discussion with the aeromedical docs at Virtual
Flight Surgeons,
www.aviationmedicine.com . You might be surprised by what
you find out.

Bullwinkle