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How can I add my comments? The link gets me to all the previous
comments, but no place to add mine can be found.
Ted Noel
On 12/21/2010 1:24 PM, vtailjeff@aol.com wrote:
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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From: vtailjeff@aol.com
To: Lancair Mailing List <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Mon, Dec 20, 2010 9:11 pm
Subject: Fwd: Time To Ditch FAA Medicals?
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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