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Pilots in the US need to pass a biennial flight review with a few hours of ground… or add a rating instead. It’s possible he was operating under BasicMed so he
by imoverclocked 2y ago
Pilots in the US need to pass a biennial flight review with a few hours of ground… or add a rating instead. It’s possible he was operating under BasicMed so he may not have needed a recent medical.
- p51-remorse 2y ago(But would have needed to self-certify health and maintain a valid driver’s license)
- imoverclocked 2y agoAs in, “yup, I’m feeling good enough to fly today” and then pass our nations highly rigorous driving tests :) I wouldn’t be surprised if he was in very good mental+physical condition though. The crash might have nothing to do with age.
- tjohns 2y agoA BFR is not just ground... you have to demonstrate airborne skills as well And even with BasicMed, your primary doctor has to certify that you are fit to fly. It's less rigorous than a full FAA flight medical by design, but it's not a rubber stamp. (You're also limited to smaller aircraft that are unlikely to do much damage on the ground.)
- ultrarunner 2y agoHe absolutely was on BasicMed; his last medical was 11 years ago. His last BasicMed course was about a year ago.