Podcast: A Closer Look at the AOPA/EAA 3rd Class Medical Proposal

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Key Takeaways:

  • EAA and AOPA submitted a proposal to the FAA to exempt many recreational pilots from needing a third-class medical certificate.
  • The proposal aims to ease medical requirements for a significant number of pilots flying for recreation.
  • AOPA's manager of regulatory affairs, Kristine Hartzell, discussed the details, strategy, and next steps of this initiative.
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EAA and AOPA submitted a proposal to the FAA this week asking them to exempt many pilots who fly for recreation from having to get a third class medical. Kristine Hartzell, AOPA’s manager of regulatory affairs, talked with AVweb‘s Mary Grady about details, strategy, and what happens next.

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