Originally Posted by
vibster
Oh actually I hadn't seen that! Thanks, I'll try to talk more directly with them as well as getting advice from AOPA. :)
On a more general note, my concern is that I have to plan for contingency scenarios as well as the best case scenario were nobody notices me. ;) If I, say, rent an LSA and land too hard, damaging the landing gear and giving my passenger a minor injury, then I have to deal with an accident investigation as well as medical and property damage liability. If I rent a plane from the local airfield, the non-owners insurance I'd need to get requires me to confirm I meet the medical requirements for the relevant license for the plane I'm renting, so I worry that in such a contingency if the FAA decides that no, actually I'm in violation of regs and should have known I shouldn't be flying in their opinion, I risk having my insurance claim denied and being personally liable for the property damage and medical bills *on top* of any fines they might levy me for flying against regs.
That's a risk I can't take. So I want to be sure I have my ducks in a row before I commit, that's all. :)