PBOR2 passes Senate

[kortopates]

56 minutes ago, Danb said:

Jim I have the same concern, my risk,for the lack of a better term and being older with some medical issues, what would occur if I received my regular third class medical and failed? I to go above FL 180 for weather purposes only so I ask myself what should I do? Would declaring an emergency in the event I'd have to ascend for icing or storms how would that fly?

 

We'll have to see what the insurance companies have to say about a pilot without at least a 3rd class operating an aircraft with a service ceiling well above 18K. I expect to see them address it in some form ranging from your insurance is void without a medical if operating where one is required to requiring a 3rd class medical to operate turbo AC. On the otherhand, probably more likely, they will put Turbo pilots in different risk pools based on having a medical or not; and charge different rates. Thus without a medical your rates could be higher but probably still insurable would be my guess. But we'll have to wait too see.  Currently, there are no exclusions I am aware of flying with an expired medical or even annual and losing coverage. As I understand it, as a named insured you are always covered till they cancel you.

As far as the FAA is concerned, I would expect that to be treated as a violation, not an emergency. I am sure they look at it as you still had the ability to turn around and land and if forecasted as such you shouldn't have been there. But the reality is the FAA will likely never know until something happens to cause them to get involvef.

[cliffy]

Wake me up when I finally passes both Houses and gets signed by you know who.

I still say It'll never happen.

[Raptor05121]

1 hour ago, cliffy said:

Wake me up when I finally passes both Houses and gets signed by you know who.

I still say It'll never happen.

Unless Obama doesn't sign it in, it'll happen. We have IIRC around ~170 sponsors in the House. As long as we get ~230 signatures, majority rules.