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David Wartofsky (owner of Potomac Airfield and very familiar with Washington bureacrats) petitions the FAA to amend third class medical privileges to require the medical only for operation of aircraft heavier that 6000 pounds maximum gross weight--otherwise only a valid driver's license would suffice. Here is a link to the website. http://www.potomac-airfield.com/dot_petition.htm
Please add your comments.
Jeff Edwards
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Follow the link.
Jeff
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Time To Ditch FAA Medicals?
October 27, 2010
By Mary Grady, Contributing editor
Does it make sense that pilots need a third-class medical to fly even the smallest GA aircraft, while drivers can get a license to drive vehicles that weigh much more without a checkup? David Wartofsky doesn't think it makes sense at all, and he has petitioned the FAA to reconsider its rule. Wartofsky, the owner of Potomac Airfield, near Washington, D.C., is used to taking on the government bureaucracy and seems ready for a new challenge. He suggests the FARs should be changed to require all pilots to have a valid driver's license, but no medical requirement for piloting an aircraft less than 6,000 pounds max gross weight. "People are in more danger from passing vehicles on the road, than small aircraft passing overhead," says Wartofsky. He has posted his petition to the FAA online, and encourages supporters to submit comments to the FAA docket.
The entire article may be viewed at http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/TimeToDitchFAAMedicals_203524-1.html
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