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House, Senate Include Medical Reform in FAA Extension

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House and Senate negotiators have agreed on an FAA extension deal that includes third class medical reforms and will keep the agency operating through September 2017. (www.aopa.org) More...

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westfly
kyle estep 2
OK, so what are these reforms? I see nothing in the article describing what the changes are.
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WALLACE24
WALLACE24 2
Doing away with 3rd class medical.
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WALLACE24
WALLACE24 2
In some cases.
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30west
30west 1
Kyle, click on "AOPA FAQ Page" in the article text and it should answer your questions.
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jfbanas
John Banas 2
What universe am I in? Logic in Congress? How can that be? (But thank God!)
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joelwiley
joel wiley 1
The is no such thing as zero probability. Logic in Congress merely approaches it.
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clipper759
joe johnson 1
Wait...
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WALLACE24
WALLACE24 2
Ki-ay!
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zennermd
zennermd 1
Mother!
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zennermd
zennermd 1
But in all seriousness. It is a very good thing this issue is being moved forward. Being fit to fly is a day by day issue, not a once every 5 years. I fully believe you should have an expanded medical exam as your first exam, but after that, it is mostly up to the pilot to determine if he is safe (with exceptions of course).
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