Senior aviation medical examiner Dr. Brent Blue ( Aeromedix.com) thinks «the FAA is actually starting to float the idea of either dropping or relaxing third class medicals for aviation general pilots.» Find out why he thinks so and what may matter more in the case of second and first class certification.Listen him in the following podcast saying medical issues are cited as causal factors in fewer than 1 percent of aircraft accidents, as one of the reasons for this likely deregulation.

 
** What could be the end of 3d class medicals?   Audio Podcast Running time 10.55 min
       Avweb’s Audio News / 31-December-2010 / Glenn Piew Editor