Is a CFI conducting an operation requiring a Commercial Certificate?
Asked by: Joe 4919 views FAA Regulations, Flight Instructor
So it has been quite some time since I've flown (8+ years) and I'm looking to get back into the game! I heard the duration of 1st and 3rd class medicals have changed so I decided to look it up to see the specifics.
When reading through the FARs it says for a 2nd class medical that if you are conducting an operation requiring a commercial pilot certificate your medical is good for 12 months. However, reading down some it says that if you are conducting an operation requiring a flight instructor certificate then it's good for 60 months.
Isn't the instructor performing a commercial operation? Or is this just for the off chance that he is not being compensated for the flight?
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