You already have the private pilot license, that does not expire.
I would recommend finding a CFI that actually knows the SP regs rather than the
current one that (seems) to be either uninformed or believes the SP requirements
are inadequate.
Right now, you can get some refresher/transition training and fly a LSA aircraft
with NO medical, just your drivers license.
I suspect the cancer will be a major stumbling block for getting a 3rd class
medical, then you would have failed a medical, then you cannot fly at all.
Avoid that problem.
get the refresher/transition training and fly a LSA aircraft.
R. Williams
---------- Original Message -----------
From: Jim Shanahan <jimshanahan707@yahoo.com>
To: "Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com" <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:26:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group 3rd Class medical
> Ok, I NEVER failed or failed to complete ANY medical...I just stopped
> flying for 20 years. The examiner in my area felt that the FAA regs
> require you understand English and can speak it, my prior medical
> problem has caused some speech limitations. According to him the FAA
> wants me to pass a 3rd class medical ONCE and only once for a SP
> ticket. I would NOT have to renew my medical to keep the SP current in
> the future. This is all about speech PERIOD. My question was IF I have
> a valid 3rd class...why would a SP be better than a private? If I go
> with the private I can fly SA...According to my examiner the FAA wants
> the medical,I do not have a choice if I want to fly anything. I have
> not formally applied for anything yet, this is all oral so far. My
> thinking was it's better to have the private as I have more choices
> BUT wanted some other opinions...
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> ________________________________
> From: Roger Poyner <rogpoyn@yahoo.com>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 2:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group 3rd Class medical
>
>
> More commonly when you say the FAA you are talking about one person
> that you talked to. This one sounds like the FAA crash dummy. By
> their own rules they can't require you to get a third class medical to
> fly as a sport pilot.
>
> --- On Fri, 10/14/11, Jim Bair <jimbair@live.com> wrote:
>
> >From: Jim Bair <jimbair@live.com>
> >Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group 3rd Class medical
> >To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> >Date: Friday, October 14, 2011, 6:42 PM
> >
> >
> >
> >I am not understanding this but maybe I missed something in the thread. Have
you ever not passed a physical? Did you start one and then the doc couldn't
issue it? Have you had a physical revoked? As far as I know, if the answers to
all those questions are "No", then you can fly as a SP simply using a drivers
license. I also don't understand exactly what you mean by SA. Sport Aircraft?
If so, a Private Pilot can have many reasons for flying a LSA. Personal
choice. Many guys owned Cubs, Taylorcrafts, and Champs before SP came along.
(Me for one.) Why are you going to the FAA for a SP rating? Will they even do
that? I thought they had turned all that over to DPEs. Something isn't making
sense here. You may have opened a really unnecessary bucket of worms by asking
the FAA a question that didn't need to be asked. This is why I always recommend
talking to an examiner and letting him call the FAA for you and he can
> then say, "Hypothetically speaking, if I know this guy
> who......" I done that for people.
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >From: Jim Shanahan
> >Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 10:22 AM
> >To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group 3rd Class medical
> >
> >
> >...the FAA wants me to pass a 3rd class BEFORE any lic will be granted, SA or
private. I was going for the SA to avoid the whole medical thing in the first
place. I have no doubt about passing EXCEPT for the speech. What I'm kicking
around is should I skip the SA and just do the check ride for private? It
appears the FAA wants me to qualify,medically, for private before they will
issue SA ! I will get the medical regardless, I was just asking IF you qualify
for a private SEL w/a 3rd class medical, why would you fly SA? The planes are
newer, nicer, slower, less passengers, cheaper(little) to rent and the older
planes are known strength/weaknesses. I have not flown in years so I am planning
on a lot of rust in flying and a lot of ground school time for either license.
The FAA wants me to have a valid 3rd class medical before they will issue the
SA. My local FAA examiner wanted FAA's opinion due to the speech, which BTW he
understood as we spoke about
> this. So now the FAA is involved and wants the medical. OK, I have no
> problem with that, well I do a bit but so what. The FAA said they only
> want me to pass this time, no need to keep a valid medical with the SA
> lic. They want a doc to say my speech is within the limits they set.
> The examiner wants someone else to say my speech is ok. Thanks for all
> the advise of my situation and misquoting dead people :).
> >
> >
> >
> >>________________________________
> >
> >
> >
> >________________________________
> > From: Richard Williams <rkwill@lewiscounty.com>
> >To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> >Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 9:13 PM
> >Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group 3rd Class medical
> >
> >
> >
> >Bobs,
> >
> >You have never failed a 3rd class medical, so why take the risk now, after
cancer?
> >
> >You know the FAA will make you jump through hoops for months and $$$ on end to
> >get that 3rd class medical after cancer.
> >
> >You already meet all the requirements for going LSA.
> >Most importantly, you already have your PPL, so no need for 20+ hours of
> >training. Although I would strongly suggest that you get some
> >training/transition time with an instructor in the LSA aircraft that you will be
> >flying to get you back up to speed on flying and familiar with all the latest
> >rules and regulations.
> >
> >R. Williams
> >
> >---------- Original Message -----------
> >From: "Bobs" <mailto:jimshanahan707%40yahoo.com>
> >To: mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com
> >Sent: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:38:20 -0000
> >Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group 3rd Class medical
> >
> >> Ok, I had my private SEL,VFR with a valid medical. Three kids,college,
> >> life and no $$$, 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
> >------- End of Original Message -------
> >
> >
> >
> >
------- End of Original Message -------
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