BasicMed for Student Pilot
Asked by: AviatorTrevor88 2371 views FAA Regulations, Student Pilot
I have a student pilot who had some health history issues that have been resolved now (such as a benign brain tumor that was removed years ago and hasn't had issues since), and the FAA is making him jump through a lot of hoops and making him pay for additional MRI scans, and they issued him a 3rd class medical with only a few months of validity to it while he continues to jump through hoops, but he was wondering if he could just get BasicMed. I know you have to have an FAA class 1-3 medical before getting a basic med, but I'm not sure if a 3rd class medical is required to take the PPL checkride or if basic med is acceptable for student pilot solo?
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