Question of the Week: Third-Class Medical Certificates and Minimum Age, According to the FAA

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A previous poll on the Eclipse 500 VLJ revealed divided opinions among readers, with 36% calling it hype and 34% considering it somewhat revolutionary.
This week's poll asks readers whether the FAA's proposed extension of third-class medical certificate validity from 36 to 60 months for pilots under 40 goes far enough.

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This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers

PREVIOUS RESULTS ***

Last week, AVweb asked readers what they think of the Eclipse 500, now that five of the VLJs have made their way into the hands of customers.

Readers’ opinions were varied, with 36% of you saying it was mostly hype (no different than any other airplane), with a very comparable 34% of readers calling it somewhat revolutionary (based on our answer options).

For the full breakdown of last week’s poll answers,click here.

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION ***

The FAA proposed this week to raise the validity of third-class medical certificates from 36 months to 60 months for airmen under 40 years of age. In your opinion, does this action go far enough?

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