The other dynamic is how the FAA personnel will respond to being "ordered" to act by Congress. I don't believe they will be responding favorably, and will likely respond punitively. At least that's what Bob Hoover says.
The other dynamic is how the FAA personnel will respond to being "ordered" to act by Congress. I don't believe they will be responding favorably, and will likely respond punitively. At least that's what Bob Hoover says.
Bryan
Houston
I'll bet the whole feet dragging thing comes down to no more than four or five people within the FAA and DoT that have some sort of deep animosity towards General Aviation.
Then again, I'd bet the FAA just wishes General Aviation would just go away so they could concentrate on the "real" responsibilities of commercial air.
The opinions and statements of this poster are largely based on facts and portray a possible version of the actual events.
The 180 days since the law was signed is almost up. We anxiously await something in writing from the FAA.
Latest news is the FAA has reviewed the AOPA online course and confirmed that it meets the requirements of the new rules. This is the course that pilots must pass every two years in addition to seeing your personal doctor every four years.
Will the EAA have a similar course for us members?
Both the AOPA and the Mayo Clinic have filed on the docket (and met with the FAA) with the intent of offering such a course.
mayday 2017, how appropriate!
A nearly perfect new Rule. Great job by EAA and AOPA.
I recommend one tweak to it to avoid a near term pitfall since it is going to take a while for the Physician community (and their Insurers) to catch up with this, participate and enable this.
So to get over that, recommend the FAA tweak the Rule to grandfather an existing active FAA Medical to fulfill the BasicMed requirement. That way, a pilot with a June 2015 Medical could complete the Online Course, and Drivers License Registry consent, and continue to use that to fly till June of 2019.
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The new rule is entitled "Medical Certification of Certain Small Aircraft Pilots".
I'm 6'1", do I qualify?
Probably not.......I fly taildraggers...........