The FAA is interested in collecting more data to aid in its evaluation of the EAA/AOPA petition for the recreational pilot medical exemption, which would allow private pilots to fly non-complex, four seat, 180 h.p. maximum, day-VFR aircraft with a self-certification standard and a driver's license.
We ask all pilots who are currently flying under sport pilot rules to visit this link and complete our survey, which is completely confidential and will help us and the FAA get a clear idea of the number of hours being flown per year by sport pilots without 3rd class medicals.
Strong participation in the survey will help us prove the point we have made all along: that preflight self-certification is the most important medical certification, and that day-VFR pilots can fly a Cessna 152 with a self-certification and driver's license medical as safely as they can currently fly a Piper Cub under existing sport pilot rules.
Thank you for your participation, and if you know anyone flying sport pilot, please pass on the news that we all need their input!