Volzalum
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In my research for working to restore my medical after a long hiatus, I think BasicMed under current rules will provide a minor loophole for Private Pilots for alcohol charges. Under current and future BasicMed requirements you have to report administrative actions and convictions to FAA security, but not the arrest unless it results in administrative action. For example, if you do not provide BAC consent, you will have administrative action against your drivers license as it will be suspended and then you have to report it within 60 days of the administrative action. If you are convicted of an alcohol offense you have to report the conviction within 60 days of the result. However, if you do consent to BAC tests, there will not be administrative action against your license so no report required at that time, then if the charges are dismissed or reduced to a non-alcohol offense, there is no longer anything alcohol related to report, and you still have a clean driving record. You could then switch to BasicMed and never report it to the FAA as long as you remained on BasicMed. However, if you ever wanted a Class 3 medical again, you would have to report it at that time under current rules.