I saw this question on the Red Board and, since the same topic has shown up here many times, thought the same question could be posed here as well.
If GAAPA isn't law by the end of 2016, will you drop AOPA membership?
The bill mentioned did not make it through the last Congress, and must now be reintroduced in this session to be passed. The old bill had over 163 sponsors in the House and 19 in the Senate.
If GAAPA isn't law by the end of 2016, will you drop AOPA membership?
http://www.aopa.org/Advocacy/Legislative-Affairs/General-Aviation-Pilot-Protection-Act-FAQs.aspxOn Dec. 11, 2013, The General Aviation Pilot Protection Act (GAPPA) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. This is the beginning of a long process that may take a number of possible directions. Through the process, the bill language may change. The AOPA/Experimental Aircraft Association medical exemption petition includes operational parameters which AOPA and EAA believed would give the petition the best chance of being accepted by FAA; yet the agency has given no response or timeline for a decision. The GAPPA bill goes well beyond the petition and was drafted by Reps. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) and Sam Graves (R-Mo.). The bill will direct the FAA to revise regulations to allow pilots to fly certain aircraft without regard to any medical certification. The bill language would apply to aircraft up to 6,000 pounds instead of limited to 180 horsepower, as in the AOPA/EAA medical petition; not only VFR day but also VFR night flying; up to five passengers instead of one; and a maximum altitude of 14,000 feet msl rather than 10,000 feet msl.
The bill mentioned did not make it through the last Congress, and must now be reintroduced in this session to be passed. The old bill had over 163 sponsors in the House and 19 in the Senate.