Question of the Week: Is the Third Class Medical Necessary?

Now that Sport Pilot certificate holders have been flying around for five years without a noticeable rate of medically-related accidents, is it time to reconsider the medical requirements for all private pilots? Plus: Back before NBAA, we asked whether the United States is (or should be) the dominant force in setting pilot and aircraft certification standards; click through to see how AVweb readers answered.

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Updated Jun 14, 2019 8:54 AM EDT

Now that Sport Pilot certificate holders have been flying around for five years without a noticeable rate of medically-related accidents, is it time to reconsider the medical requirements for all private pilots?

Should the Class Three Medical be abandoned?
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