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This will go to the next thread in this topic.    Paul Adrien - May 05,2012   Viewers  | Reply     THe proposal to swap the third class medical for a driver's license for all private pilots has a serious flaw: it doesn't allow the change to be used in retractable gear airplanes, such as SeaReys.Even though SeaReys are Light Sport Eligible, private pilots would not have to give up their private pilot privileges to fly one without a medical if this exemption was deleted from the proposal.A comment to the FAA (Docket # FAA 2012-0350) stating the absolute safety need for retractable gear in amphibs is encouraged. We need to have this exemption removed.The FAA Website is down until noon today. please post a comment this afternoon.<!-- >'"><br><font color=red size=6>' or &gt; missing in user HTML. Please fix the HTML.</font> -->          Kenneth Leonard - May 05,2012   Viewers  | Reply     The Searey is classified as OK for light sport, even though light sport forbids movable gear. (I'm ignoring retractable vs repositionable) The Searey and some other amphibs got special dispensation and I'm fairly confident would maintain that.          Paul Adrien - May 07,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Hi, Ken,<br />You missed the point. Please reread my post.          Kenneth Leonard - May 07,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Uh, well, um, I guess I still don't get it. Read it like 5 times... I guess you are encouraging us to tell FAA that for safety reasons, the amphib needs to have ability to use movable gear?          Mark Alan MacKinnon - Jun 29,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Paul, I'm with Ken. Your post is a bit confusing.          Frank A. Carr - Jun 29,2012   Viewers  | Reply     I'm guessing that:<br /><br />It is being proposed that one's Driver's License can be used by Private Pilots instead of <br />the Third Class Medical but this will not apply to amphibian pilots (because of the gear).<br /><br />Anyway that's the way I read it and using Russ' info below I added my 2 cents worth in <br />favor of the DL for amphibian pilots too.          Russ Garner - Jun 28,2012   Viewers  | Reply     EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower has a video message and call to action for you. <br />The public comment period for the EAA/AOPA Third-Class Medical Certificate Exemption request ends on Monday, July 2! If you haven't commented yet, do so now. Even if you have, you can add comments or submit new ones. The count is already above 10,000 – let's not stop now!<br /><br />To comment, just go to the Regulations.gov link available here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment">http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment</a>;D=FAA-2012-0350-0001<br /><br />It's fast, easy, and goes directly to the FAA Docket for the exemption request.<br /><br />Act now – take 10 minutes at home, in your hangar, at the EAA chapter building or airport terminal, or anywhere else and let your voice be heard. Each comment is another voice and the only way the FAA can gauge the overwhelming public support for this proposal.<br /><br />Here's what some fellow EAA members are saying:<br /><br />'The third-class medical has never made any sense to me. There are no data that indicate it has any impact on safety. On the other hand, there are plenty of data that indicate that educating a motivated group about healthy behavior, including self-monitoring outcomes, can be beneficial to individual health and group health indexes.'<br /><br />'Getting the medical or not has very little with my medical fitness for flying, since I am obligated by the FARs to self-assess before each flight.'<br /><br />If you need additional information please review the EAA/AOPA Guide to the Medical Petition, or consult the frequently asked questions to learn more about the exemption request.<br /><br />NOTE: If you know a fellow pilot, EAA member or aviation enthusiasts who didn't receive this or does not have access to email, please share it with them. Remember, every individual voice counts. Yours is the most important one.<br /><br />Other options for submitting comments: <br />By fax to the FAA at 202-493-2251 <br />By mail to:<br />Docket Management Facility; <br />U.S. Department of Transportation,<br />1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.<br />West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,<br />Washington, DC 20590 <br />Calling EAA Membership Services – Catherine Lute, 920-426-6859, and she'll assist you in submitting your comments. <br /><br />          Kenneth Leonard - Jun 29,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Russ' link works only if you copy and paste that entire line.

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