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01-04-2011, 08:54 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Highland Village, TX
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2nd Class Medical - when is it needed?
The recent 3rd class medical thread got me to thinking about this. When is a 2nd Class Medical really required?
When I first got my Commercial Certificate about 6 years ago, I renewed my Medical as a 2nd Class - just sort of planning for a future "just in case".
A few years back, my AME discovered a medical condition that required an annual review (i.e my medical was issued with a 1 year expiration). Since I was going for a medical every year, I kept renewing at the 2nd Class level.
The 1 year restriction was removed during my last renewal, so now I'm back to a normal 2nd Class for my age (good for 1 yr as a 2nd + 1 yr as a 3rd).
So back to my question at the beginning. What kind of operations require pilots to have a 2nd class medical?
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01-04-2011, 09:01 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SLC UT
Posts: 68
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick_A
The recent 3rd class medical thread got me to thinking about this. When is a 2nd Class Medical really required?
When I first got my Commercial Certificate about 6 years ago, I renewed my Medical as a 2nd Class - just sort of planning for a future "just in case".
A few years back, my AME discovered a medical condition that required an annual review (i.e my medical was issued with a 1 year expiration). Since I was going for a medical every year, I kept renewing at the 2nd Class level.
The 1 year restriction was removed during my last renewal, so now I'm back to a normal 2nd Class for my age (good for 1 yr as a 2nd + 1 yr as a 3rd).
So back to my question at the beginning. What kind of operations require pilots to have a 2nd class medical?
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You need a 2nd class if you're getting paid to fly.- Excercising the priveleges of your commercial certificate.
Otherwsie your 3rd is good to go.
DB
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01-04-2011, 11:32 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
Posts: 7,840
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What Dave said...
..I'm both a paid CFI and a paid ag pilot...both requiring 2nd class.
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01-04-2011, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 464
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2nd class medical
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Xavier
RV-7 build in progress
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01-04-2011, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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CFI medicals
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Originally Posted by xavierm
2nd class medical isn't required for a CFI. Yes, you can still get paid.
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Yes, with some important restrictions. As stated in the AOPA article, "You are a teacher, not a pilot" in this case. Simply, that means no primary instruction, the pilot receiving the instruction has to be qualified to fly the airplane. And, you cannot act as a safety pilot in IMC or with the PIC under the hood, because that makes you a "required crewmember."
John Clark ATP, CFI
FAA FAAST Team Member
EAA Flight Advisor
RV8 N18U "Sunshine"
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01-04-2011, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 464
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Thats if you..
That's if you are instructing with no medical.
Sec. 61.23 Medical certificates: Requirement and duration.
A third-class medical certificate: a recreational pilot certificate, a private pilot certificate, a flight instructor certificate (when acting as pilot in command or a required pilot flight crewmember in operations other than glider or balloon)...
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01-04-2011, 03:49 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 454
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xavierm
That's if you are instructing with no medical.
Sec. 61.23 Medical certificates: Requirement and duration.
A third-class medical certificate: a recreational pilot certificate, a private pilot certificate, a flight instructor certificate (when acting as pilot in command or a required pilot flight crewmember in operations other than glider or balloon)...
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100% correct! 
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George Goff RV-6A (Flying 3/7/2006 )(Houston, TX)
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