Podcast: FAA Cooperating for AirVenture, Medicals Not So Much

Editorial Staff

Friday, April 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

EAA Chairman Jack Pelton indicates that sequester will affect AirVenture, but not its safety.
Pelton is pessimistic about the approval of a joint EAA/AOPA effort to exempt recreational pilots in certified aircraft from third-class medical requirements.

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EAA Chairman Jack Pelton says sequester will have an effect on AirVenture but not in terms of safety. But he also told AVweb‘s Mary Grady that he’s pessimistic about the chances of the joint effort with AOPA to get an exemption from third-class medicals for recreational flying in certified airplanes being approved.

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