Regulations and Government
FAA Rule Reforms Third-class Pilot Medical Requirement
The agency released the BasicMed rule at the direction of Congress.

Marking a key victory for general aviation advocates, the U.S. FAA issued a final rule today that would enable certain general aviation pilots to fly without a current third-class aeromedical certificate beginning on May 1. The rule codifies a mandate that Congress passed as part of the FAA reauthorization extension last summer.

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