AOPA, COPA Urge Reciprocity For GA Medical Requirements

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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media...ity-for-general-aviation-medical-requirements

Seems AOPA and COPA are seeking to allow U.S. pilots to fly into Canada using BasicMed and also maybe for Canadian PPLs to fly into the U.S. with similar BasicMed requirements I think.

Just wondering but will this measure allow U.S. sport pilots to fly into Canada on an LSA using just a driver's license medical or is it only for U.S. private pilots using BasicMed?
 
N918KT said:
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media...ity-for-general-aviation-medical-requirements

Seems AOPA and COPA are seeking to allow U.S. pilots to fly into Canada using BasicMed and also maybe for Canadian PPLs to fly into the U.S. with similar BasicMed requirements I think.

Just wondering but will this measure allow U.S. sport pilots to fly into Canada on an LSA using just a driver's license medical or is it only for U.S. private pilots using BasicMed?
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Good luck to them.

Considering that the FAA did not implement medical certificate reform until an act of Congress was passed that forced it on the agency, I can't imagine the same agency will easily adopt this proposal to broaden it.
 
NoHeat said:
Good luck to them.

Considering that the FAA did not implement medical certificate reform until an act of Congress was passed that forced it on the agency, I can't imagine the same agency will easily adopt this proposal to broaden it.
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The FAA tried, but it was stopped by DOT. There's a different secretary of transportation now.
 
N918KT said:
...Just wondering but will this measure allow U.S. sport pilots to fly into Canada on an LSA using just a driver's license medical or is it only for U.S. private pilots using BasicMed?
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My understanding is that Canada has a 4th class medical, but nothing analogous to the U.S. driver's license medical for sport pilots. Based on that, I would be surprised if Canada were to allow sport pilot operations.
 
The only reason I'll do my si and third class renewal is I'd like to fly to Alaska. If they get basic medical recognized in Canada, ill switch


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