After a seven-year ordeal, pilot Scott Savell finally is able to fly under BasicMed, but it took getting special attention for that to happen.
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Canada urged to accept BasicMed
More than 90,000 pilots have qualified to fly under BasicMed privileges since the program’s inception in 2017, according to AOPA officials.
The #2 reason people quit flight training
The #2 reason people quit flight training might be a surprise to most people.
FAA updates BasicMed
More passengers, larger aircraft, and more are in the update.
New report validates BasicMed
“The FAA’s report to Congress confirms what we have known for years: BasicMed works and BasicMed pilots remain safe pilots,” said AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker. “We have just gone through the safest three to four years in general aviation history.”
One pilot’s cautionary tale: The frustration of getting the FAA answers from an unwilling medical community
One pilot runs into a medical nightmare, but this time the bad guy isn’t the FAA. It’s the doctors in his HMO.
Dominican Republic officially welcomes BasicMed pilots
At SUN ‘n FUN 2022, Hector Porcella, the acting director general of the Dominican Civil Aviation Authority, told general aviation pilots that “the Dominican Republic is friendly for all pilots and all aircraft, including experimental aircraft. As of today, we are implementing new protocols to make procedures at Dominican airports the most affordable and hassle free of any airport in the Bahamas and Caribbean. We welcome you.”
66,000 GA pilots flying under BasicMed
“We are experiencing the best safety numbers in years, even while the skies are busier than ever. The data clearly show that BasicMed has been an undeniable success,” said AOPA President Mark Baker.
56,000 pilots flying under BasicMed at three-year mark
May 1 marked the third anniversary of BasicMed.