AOPA Petitions FAA to Ease Medical Restrictions

Baby Steps.


On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 18:42:03 -0400, "Gary Drescher"
wrote:

"Jimbob" wrote in message
.. .
AOPA is petitioning the FAA to fix the sport pilot "Catch 22" and to
allow recreational pilots to fly with a "driver's license medical."

"That would mean that even if you've lost your medical, you could
still fly something as large as a Cessna 172 if you're healthy enough
for a driver's license and don't have any medical conditions that
could incapacitate you," said AOPA President Phil Boyer.

I wish they'd also petition to have the driver's license medical work for
night and IFR flying too. If a pilot becomes incapacitated, it doesn't make
much difference how visible the ground is.

I also wish AOPA wouldn't misuse "catch 22" as a verbose synonym for
"catch".

--Gary