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Sleep Apnea and Third Class Medical
I'm hoping that there may be either an AME or CFI that might weigh in on this post. I'm 48 and earned my PPL at age 18. I've taken about a 20 year hiatus from flying to raise my family and manage a career. Now that I have both in order, I think, I am ready to re-pursue my first love of aviation. Some of the many changes I've noticed as I've began this process of study has been on the medical side. About ten years ago I participated in a sleep study at my local hospital because I have sleep apnea. I do not use a CPAC machine. I do not seemed to be bothered by my apnea outside of my annoying snoring. Now, I've read about the FAA pressing regulation around sleep apnea and how it will be a significant factor in keeping a medical. I do understand that they have elected to hold off on the testing for apnea, but I'm concerned that since I had tested ten years ago and know that I have apneas that I might not be able to get my medical back. I have now learned about the Sport Pilots license and also learned that if I have never failed a medical I can downgrade and use a drivers license in lieu of the medical. But IF you fail a medical you cannot downgrade to the SPL, you are just grounded, I am not quite sure what to do. It seems like a crap shoot at getting my 3rd class medical and I am tempted to just downgrade now since as of TODAY, I've never failed a medical. Could some of you guys share your knowledge on this, please? Thanks!
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