able to get special issuance to get license back but needed a bunch of medical
stuff for special issuance EACH year which amounts to about 2 to 3 thousand
dollars for test and putting up with the slow response of the FAA medical
department I was losing about 3 months a year...
So if you need a SI each year it might be easier and less expensive to let
your medical expire and go SP! (Yes you go Sport Pilot not LSA, LSA is a
type/category of plane you fly. Sport Pilot is the rules/license you fly
under)
John
On Thursday 13 October 2011 08:38:20 pm Bobs wrote:
> Ok, I had my private SEL,VFR with a valid medical. Three kids,college, life
> and no $$$, so I had to stop flying. Almost 20 yrs later and I want to fly
> again. I am 1 yr from a cancer cure, 4 yrs of clean tests from tongue
> cancer. The Cancer is all gone BUT left me with some speech limitations,
> so I am thinking LSA. The FAA wants me to pass a 3rd class medical 1 time,
> and a LSA lic is no problem with NO future medicals needed. SO, if I can
> get a 3rd class medical, why would I want the LSA rating?. I can buy a
> super clean used Piper 180 for half the cost of a new LSA. The rentals of
> LSAs are $5 @ hr less than a 172 !. I will take the medical, hopefully
> pass, but then should I go LSA of just my private? Would like some
> opinions as I just keep going round and round in my own mind...thanks Bob
>
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