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Old 02-07-2009, 07:48 AM
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A friend of mine told me that the expiration on his third class medical is 5 years for somebody under 40 years of age. It must have changed in the not to distant past if that is the case, it use to be 3 years for us minus 40 folk. If that is the case, did anything change for those people aft of 40?

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Old 02-07-2009, 07:58 AM
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Default FAR 61.23......

See Guy Prevost's post below. My original post was out of date. The durations were changed August 2008, as Guy mentions. Sorry for being a few months behind here.. See: http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Gu...ctLookup/61.23

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Old 02-07-2009, 08:07 AM
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Old 02-07-2009, 08:17 AM
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The FAR quoted above doesn't appear to be current. Your 3rd class medical is good for 5 years if you're under 40 when you get it. This happened about a year ago.

You can read FAR 61.23 for yourself directly on the FAA's website here: http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Gu...ctLookup/61.23
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Old 02-07-2009, 09:01 AM
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No he's not. It did change a while back. If your over 40 your out of luck...
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:15 AM
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:20 AM
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Ok so my question is if I got my medical a little over 2.5 years ago do I need to get it again this summer because I got it when the rule was 3 years? or is mine now good for another 2.5 years (5 years total)?
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Old 02-07-2009, 11:11 AM
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Ok so my question is if I got my medical a little over 2.5 years ago do I need to get it again this summer because I got it when the rule was 3 years? or is mine now good for another 2.5 years (5 years total)?
The certificate they issue has no expiration date on it...you use the current expiration rule that is in effect. So as long as you hadn't had you 40th birthday before the date your current certificate was issued, I would say that under the current rules you are good until five years (unless any medical issue up in that time that would require you to stop flying).
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:13 PM
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The certificate they issue has no expiration date on it...you use the current expiration rule that is in effect. So as long as you hadn't had you 40th birthday before the date your current certificate was issued, I would say that under the current rules you are good until five years (unless any medical issue up in that time that would require you to stop flying).
so i should get my next medical at 39 years and 11 months (it works for my current medical!)?
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:23 PM
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Ok so my question is if I got my medical a little over 2.5 years ago do I need to get it again this summer because I got it when the rule was 3 years? or is mine now good for another 2.5 years (5 years total)?
The FAA was very clear when they passed this rule last year that it was retroactive. Meaning if you were issued a medical before your 40th birthday, but 3 yrs has passed, it is now automatically good until 5 yrs after it was issued.

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so i should get my next medical at 39 years and 11 months (it works for my current medical!)?
Getting a medical the day before your 40th birthday would ensure that you don't need to get another one until your 45th birthday.
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