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You can't use the BasicMed limits here: they are far more flexible than the traditional FAA medical certificate limits. And you can't use BasicMed until you've been issued at least a 3rd class medical certificate one time.

There was actually a proposal to exempt inflation amounts from capital gains during the last Administration, but it ended up not going anywhere. This idea really needs to happen since otherwise inflation is a backdoor tax increase on everyone when the government inflates our money away and you...

Seems like the FBI and not the FAA should be investigating something that was obviously criminal. What's the FAA going to do, suspend the shooters pilot certificate?

From that Wikipedia page: In 2016, a leaked American document stated that a route on the pilot's home flight simulator, which closely matched the projected flight over the Indian Ocean, was found during the FBI analysis of the flight simulator's computer hard drive.[256] This was later confirmed...

It's up to you: if you are eager to get your Part 107 certificate and don't mind spending the ~$150 for the written test, you can just take that written test now and you'll be issued the plastic card for the UAS Remote Pilot rating. If you wait until you get your Part 61 Private Pilot Glider...

I think that's an iOS changelog, not Android. Does anyone have confirmation that Stratux works on the Android Garmin Pilot app yet?

I've sometimes looked my instructors up on the FAA's Airman database, which does show the expiration date of their CFI certificate.

61.129 doesn't even require time in a complex plane these days. The 10 hours can be in a technically advanced airplane (TAA) instead.

An endorsement isn't needed to take the written for the Remote Pilot certificate.

I took my mother up the day after my checkride. One could argue that you are probably the safest immediately after a checkride since you've just spent a lot of time practicing and reviewing material. It's only somewhat after that time where some pilots begin to get complacent and make less...

It's too soon. I'm still salty over what Daley did to Meigs.

Right, you have to have held at least a 3rd class medical in the past (valid at any point after July 14, 2006), but it can be expired. I have an expired medical that was valid past that date, so I qualify for BasicMed.

So I received my Instrument Rating in 2001, so none of my CFI's log entries contain the FAA's magic 61.129 language that they'd want for the commercial. But are you saying they'd be OK with me counting any of my dual hood time after getting the Instrument Rating towards the commercial...

Sorry to veer off topic, but do you have a link for that interpretation? I've been out of the game for a while and was recently considering going for my Commercial cert, so I'm curious what further aeronautical experience I need to be eligible for commercial.

I started off about that slow (1x a week, or even less) but eventually got to a place where I could take more frequent lessons, sometimes 3 or 4 times a week. My progress really accelerated once I was able to fly more often since I spent less time redoing the previous lesson's tasks. Also the...

Congrats on your successful trip! I did an international study-abroad program when I was younger and I'm still in touch with my host family 20 years later. One of the best experiences of my life really.

Get your kids a 3rd class medical as soon as they come out of the womb (apparently there is no minimum age limit), before they have any significant medical history. Then they always will have the option for BasicMed. Of course this wouldn't allow for commercial pilot careers beyond CFI.

Glad to see that the Flying Machine is still around. I used to land at LZU occasionally while going to school in Athens ~20 years ago.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. My worry was indeed some theoretical insurance company demand, but it's good to know that likely won't be an issue! (I could most likely get another 3rd class medical if really needed, but due to some surgery the FAA would likely want a lot of documentation...

I haven't flown as PIC in a few years and my last 3rd class medical is now expired, but I just had my doctor sign off on the BasicMed checklist, so legally I'm medically OK to fly now. I'm now looking at getting back into flying by finding a local flight school to complete a flight review and...