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Last 5-year 3rd class medical
- Thread starter Jesse
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emuyshondt
Well Known Member
Happy Birthday!
I like BasicMed better, because my primary care physician is a lot more thorough than my AME and I get more actual value out of the exam. My physicals are even covered by insurance. I took a normal physical and my PCP went through the FAA form at the end and signed me off.
The only reason I got a 2nd class medical this year (after BasicMed last year) is because I flew to Mexico and an FAA medical was required. I got my commercial certificate last year, so I got a 2nd class exam just for the heck of it. I’m not flying commercially. The main difference with the 3rd class were a few more eye tests. As long as I don’t fly internationally of for profit, I will never get an FAA medical again. The FAA medical was a joke and has very little value to me in terms of identifying a potential problem.
I like BasicMed better, because my primary care physician is a lot more thorough than my AME and I get more actual value out of the exam. My physicals are even covered by insurance. I took a normal physical and my PCP went through the FAA form at the end and signed me off.
The only reason I got a 2nd class medical this year (after BasicMed last year) is because I flew to Mexico and an FAA medical was required. I got my commercial certificate last year, so I got a 2nd class exam just for the heck of it. I’m not flying commercially. The main difference with the 3rd class were a few more eye tests. As long as I don’t fly internationally of for profit, I will never get an FAA medical again. The FAA medical was a joke and has very little value to me in terms of identifying a potential problem.
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Pat Stewart
Well Known Member
Basic Med is awesome. The best thing that's happened to GA in 60 years. Thank you Senator Inhofe
N941WR
Legacy Member
Ditto for me!
Planecrazy232
Well Known Member
Happy Birthday Jesse!
BoilermakerRV
Well Known Member
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday Jesse. I wish I had thought of this. I just turned 40 about three weeks ago.
Happy birthday Jesse. I wish I had thought of this. I just turned 40 about three weeks ago.
Jesse,
Fly up to KC this weekend and I will take care of that 3rd class for you. Then, you could see the nice work that you did on my RV-8!
I hope that you and your family are doing well. I enjoyed the time that I spent there (except dodging the storms on my way back...)
John
az_gila
Well Known Member
Sometimes it even gets better with age...
After over 4 decades of medicals I finally got the "Corrective Lenses Required" restriction removed when my nearsightedness corrected itself.
I want to fly into Canada so a 3rd class was needed, otherwise I would have gone BasicMed.
After over 4 decades of medicals I finally got the "Corrective Lenses Required" restriction removed when my nearsightedness corrected itself.
I want to fly into Canada so a 3rd class was needed, otherwise I would have gone BasicMed.
