http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-09-24_medical.asp

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Aircraft Owners and Pilots
Association (AOPA) today unveiled plans that, if successful, could greatly
expand the number of pilots who could use the driver's license medical
standard currently available only to sport pilots.

Patrick Panzera <panzera@...> wrote:

http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-09-24_medical.asp

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Aircraft Owners
and Pilots Association (AOPA) today unveiled plans that,
if successful, could greatly expand the number of pilots who
could use the driver's license medical
standard currently available only to sport pilots.
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Something to consider:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2011/09/obamare-hhs-rule-would-give-government-everybody-s-health-records

All the FAA has to do is SORT their pilot records against the
medical codes of insurers and spit out those that match the codes
of disqualifying conditions or events.
Then you can susplain while you are grounded or worse.

Reggie

This is great news. I think I'll write my congressman on this also. Our 3rd class (private pilot) medicals are now up to $185 here and they are of absolutely no value.

Mike Q200 N3QP