Drivers license medical

[tmc31]

Does anyone know what the status of the proposed rule changes regarding using a valid drivers license in place of a third class medical is? It has been a while since I have seen anything about this.

Thanks,

Tim

[Anders]

After some looking around, the only thing I could find was that the current FAA Administrator Micahel Huerta said that he wanted to have a ruling on the issue by the end of the year. So, there may be a ruling sometime in the next two months, but so far, nothing else that I know of.

[Jonathan Harger]

The proposed rule has been approved by the FAA and is now pending approval from DOT and OMB. After DOT and OMB sign off on the proposed rule, the FAA will release it to the public as a notice of proposed rule making (NPRM). Once the NPRM is released, the public comment period starts. After the comment period closes, the FAA reviews all of the comments, incorporates changes to the rule based on the comments (if necessary), and finally enacts the new rule.
The Type Club Coalition recently sent a letter to DOT and OMB to urge both organizations to expedite the review/approval process. (http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-a...medical-review)
As soon as DOT and OMB complete their reviews we will communicate the outcome.

[tmc31]

Hey Anders, I searched the EAA website this morning for articles concerning this and found two recent ones. On Sept 18, 2014 EAA published an article entitled "Education DC on Medical Certification Reform" and on Oct 23, 2014 they published and article titled "Type Clubs to DOT: Expedite third class medical review" It looks like the pressure on the FAA DOT NTSB is being kept up. As you say, hopefully by the end of the year.

Tim

[tmc31]

Thanks for the update Jonathan, good to see that progress is being made.

Tim

[Bob Dingley]

So it was a good thing that I renewed my DL with my glasses stowed in my pocket. I missed the fine print. Will it permit night or IFR?

[Jonathan Harger]

So it was a good thing that I renewed my DL with my glasses stowed in my pocket. I missed the fine print. Will it permit night or IFR?

We don't yet know what's in the NPRM because the FAA can't show us (an interested party) until it is made public. To do so would be an "ex parte communication," which is forbidden.
We are all very interested to know what the proposal includes and leaves out. I wish we had more to tell you.

[Fastcapy]

I think we all need to comment during the comment period that we want it to include night and ifr.