Sport Pilot cuts off special issuance at the knees

"Rich S." wrote in
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"Todd Pattist" wrote in message
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In my case, I own a glider (no medical req'd) and a 7AC
Champ that qualifies under the SP rules. I'm probably going
to skip the medical because I now run the risk of losing the
right to fly my Champ if there are medical hassles and I
don't want to or can't afford to jump through the medical
hoops.

I think you will be complying with both the spirit and the letter of
the new rules.

Rich S.

Are you willing to bet YOUR wallet on this statement of yours, Rich? If
Todd goes ahead with this plan and he finds himself in the middle of an
enforcement action, are you going to back him up financially and legally?

Juan

Juan Jimenez wrote:

"Rich S." wrote in
:

"Todd Pattist" wrote in message
...

In my case, I own a glider (no medical req'd) and a 7AC
Champ that qualifies under the SP rules. I'm probably going
to skip the medical because I now run the risk of losing the
right to fly my Champ if there are medical hassles and I
don't want to or can't afford to jump through the medical
hoops.

I think you will be complying with both the spirit and the letter of
the new rules.

Rich S.

Are you willing to bet YOUR wallet on this statement of yours, Rich? If
Todd goes ahead with this plan and he finds himself in the middle of an
enforcement action, are you going to back him up financially and legally?

Juan


What legal hassles? He doesn't need the medical for the glider and as long
as !. his last medical wasn't revoked or @. he has never had a medical come
Sept he will be able to fly whichever craft he wishes. So Rich is right in
his opinion with what information was presented by Todd. The only
clarification needed is whether he previously had a medical or whether his
last was revoked.
Juan Don't be such an insistent negative till people really in the know
have had a time to sort out the true answers!
John

UltraJohn wrote in
nk.net:

What legal hassles? He doesn't need the medical for the glider and as
long as !. his last medical wasn't revoked or @. he has never had a
medical come Sept he will be able to fly whichever craft he wishes.

If what the FAA is saying they are going to do is in fact what is going to
happen, then I would agree with you.

Juan Don't be such an insistent negative till people really in the
know have had a time to sort out the true answers!

I wouldn't be so damn negative if the FAA has stuck to what they said they
were going to do, instead of trying to come up with these unannounced
strategies for special issuances. Do you know what's going to happen at FAA
aeromedical when thousands of pilots start sending in their special
issuance apps for denials that are no longer valid because acceptable
treatment protocols are in place (for example, diabetes type II treated
with oral hypoglycemic drugs). What exactly is the point of making these
people jump through those hoops if they will later be able to forget about
the special issuance and deal with the issue with their doctors and self-
certification?