What Could Be the End of the Third Class Medical

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Key Takeaways:

  • Senior aviation medical examiner Dr. Brent Blue believes the FAA is considering relaxing or eliminating third-class medical certificates.
  • The article explores Dr. Blue's reasons for this belief and touches upon what might be more important for first and second-class certifications.
  • A correction notes that medical frequency requirements are actually triggered at age 40, not 35 as mistakenly stated by Dr. Blue.
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Senior aviation medical examiner Dr. Brent Blue (of AeroMedix.com) thinks “the FAA is actually starting to float the idea of either dropping or relaxing third class medicals.” Find out why he thinks so and what may matter more in the case of second and first class certification.

A note to listeners:
Blue mistakenly states that medical frequency requirements are triggered at the age of 35. It’s actually 40.

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