The barriers to getting into aviation are falling — or at least the fence that has kept folks out has been lowered, several gates have been left open, and the guard shack is only manned on a part-time basis.
Medical
Mexico to accept BasicMed pilots
Mexico joins The Bahamas in recognizing BasicMed.
Fly safe: Pilots and medications
The NTSB finds that antihistamines are the most commonly detected medications in fatal accidents.
When life isn’t blue sky and tailwinds
Sad news for GA with news of a fraudulent AME and a fire at the Belite factory.
The deadly flight risk that’s often ignored
Hypoxia is a killer, robbing our blood of much-needed oxygen — and the resulting effects can be deadly.
Aeronautix offers free BasicMed STC for Piper owners
COLUMBIA, Missouri — The FAA’s BasicMed regulation created a greatly simplified medical requirement that serves as a replacement for the Third Class Medical, allowing pilots to operate any aircraft with six seats or less with the submission of a simple medical form and a copy of a valid driver’s license, similar to the LSA Pilot […]
Do you qualify for BasicMed?
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has an online tool to help you determine if you qualify to fly under the BasicMed rule that went into effect May 1, 2017. You just answer four simple questions to find out if you qualify. Take the quiz here.
Mayo Clinic launches free online BasicMed course
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Now available to general aviation pilots is the new online Mayo Clinic BasicMed Course, a free program for pilots pursuing medical qualification through FAA BasicMed. “We’re pleased to be able to provide this new option for pilots,” said Clayton Cowl, M.D., director of the Mayo Clinic BasicMed Course and chair of the […]
AOPA BasicMed Course now online
The FAA has released the official BasicMed Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist that pilots must fill out and have completed by a state-licensed physician. It has also published a link to the free online Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Self-Assesment Course that satisfies the requirement for pilots to complete a medical education course prior to operating under […]