Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group 3rd Class medical

Actually only if you failed your last medical..
Discontinuing it is OK... In fact that is what you do if you've had a failure.
You get a special issuance one time and let the medical expire..
John

On Thursday 13 October 2011 09:25:18 pm Helen Woods wrote:
> If you had a private pilot certificate, then you still have it. No need
> to get a new rating unless you buzzed the white house. Did you fail or
> discontinue your last medical? If not, you can reactive your
> certificate simply with a flight review and an application for a new
> plastic version of your license. You only need the medical if you wish
> to exercise private privileges or if you failed or discontinued your
> last medical.
>
> http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/certificate_r
> eplacement/
>
> Helen
>
> On 10/13/2011 8:38 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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