Rick_A
Well Known Member
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?
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?