Quote Originally Posted by mikey View Post
well now this brings up an interesting scenario. lets say you go to your friendly family doc (or AME for that matter) for your new Basic Med physical. and for whatever reason, you are denied.....doc won't pass you. do you now fit the "denied, suspended, or revoked" category and eliminated from Sport Pilot option? if the paperwork for the Basic Med never goes to the feds, have you been "denied" in their eyes...or can you just say thanks doc and go back to Sport Pilot? would be surprised if this is not addressed in the new rule, but I have not run across it yet. would be a good candidate for the FAQ list. or maybe we don't want to ask the question.
That would not be a denial by the FAA because a Class 3 Medical exam never occurred. The pilot in your scenario could still fly as a Sport Pilot as long as he/she had never been denied a FAA medical and has held at least a Class 3 certificate sometime during the past ten years.