Actually, the FAA was all for medical reform. It was a certain class of lobbyists that scuttled it at the DOT level prior to the congressional intervention.FIFY
But in any case,...
In FAA's defense, much of this had been planned for some time. The congressional mandate bumped it up the rulemaking priority list. It's not by accident that this was the first rule making project resulting from the 2024 reauthorization.FIFY
But in any case,...
To my knowledge Canada still doesn’t recognize Basic Med, so that’s one issue.
More generally, no other country except Mexico and The Bahamas recognize Basic Med, so that's an issue if you want to fly internationally outside of those areas.
Or if you fly an aircraft capable of using class A airspace.
Because......I can.
Well, if your job requires second class as mine does, then basic med is useless.
I think the 7 seat thing was a fix to the PA-32 seat problem (many PA-32s are certified for 7 seats, even if only 6 are installed). The 12,500 was to fix the Cessna 400 series twin weight issue. (I suggested nixing the seat limit all together and just limit number of occupants regardless of number of seats. Unfortunately that never made it into the final version of the bill that needed up getting signed). I suspect we will see some paperwork STCs to remove seats for Caravans and the like.
The requirement is up to 18 years at this point and "elongates" every year. I understand the desire to remove the prior FAA medical requirement entirely, but I'm not sure what "elongate" does as a whole (as opposed to the few folks captured by the extension).
Pretty sure you are correct about the change from 6 to 7. The FAA's existing BasicMed FAQ has an extensive discussion of the PA32 issue.
Really? Dang, I had hoped this would allow me to move from my Seneca to a 340.
Thank you!
Every time Basic Med is abbreviated this way, I think about when we were kids calling each other a “BM” for Big Mouth. My aunt informed us that BM stood for Bowel Movement.
“BM” definitely meant something from the other end when I was a kid in Brooklyn.Every time Basic Med is abbreviated this way, I think about when we were kids calling each other a “BM” for Big Mouth. My aunt informed us that BM stood for Bowel Movement.
Because FAA interpreted the Authorized as Certified. So that made it so. But Chevron means it can be taken into the courts and have them decide if it is the same.
Chevron will help in that it puts you on a level playing field that their opinion is not gospel. HOWEVER, you are arguing uphill.. You can argue that authorized and certificated are different - but you have to adapt an argument that fits "authorized by federal law" and whatever that may vs their interpretation of it. Just because there might be what looks like a loophole - doesnt mean that ANY argument will fit that loophole and have the ruling in your favor. People seem to think that if there is some sort of vagueness - then that means we can interpret that to anything we want. um no, it means you can fit an interpreation of "authorized by federal law" that /might/ work.
The number of people who seem to overestimate the impact of overturning Chevron by thinking an agency's interpretation will be disregarded is amazing. Determining whether an agency's actions are consistent with a statute is a very different that not caring what the agency says. It's getting almost as silly as "the AIM is not regulatory...so it's ok to disregard it."
How many people realize that Basicmed is one word?Every time Basic Med is abbreviated this way, I think about when we were kids calling each other a “BM” for Big Mouth. My aunt informed us that BM stood for Bowel Movement.
