AOPA's Pilot Protection Services keeps you up to date on legal and medical topics that matter most to pilots flying under BasicMed.
BE A
HEALTHY
PILOT
BasicMed puts decisions about medical care back in the hands of you and your personal physician, who knows you and has an ongoing interest in your health and well-being. Pilot Protection Services has resources to help keep you informed and fit to fly.
FLYING
SPECIAL
ISSUANCE
If you’ve had a special issuance medical within the 10-year lookback period (i.e., anytime on or after July 15, 2006) and your medical status is unchanged, you should be able to fly under BasicMed provided you meet all the other qualifications, including being under the treatment of a physician for your medical condition.
TALKING
YOUR
DOCTOR
BasicMed encourages you to have regular and frank conversations with your doctors, to arrive at an informed medical assessment and treatment plan if needed.
Be a Healthy Pilot
BasicMed puts decisions about medical care back in the hands of you and your personal physician, who knows you and has an ongoing interest in your health and well-being. Pilot Protection Services has resources to help keep you informed and fit to fly.
Flying with a Special Issuance
If you’ve had a special issuance medical within the 10-year lookback period (i.e., anytime on or after July 15, 2006) and your medical status is unchanged, you should be able to fly under BasicMed provided you meet all the other qualifications, including being under the treatment of a physician for your medical condition.
Talking to Your Doctor
BasicMed encourages you to have regular and frank conversations with your doctors, to arrive at an informed medical assessment and treatment plan if needed.
Join PPS Today
How can AOPA’s Pilot Protection Services help you with BasicMed certification? As a participant in AOPA’s Pilot Protection Services, you’ll have access to our Legal Services Plan attorneys and medical certification professionals who can evaluate the facts of your individual circumstances to help determine if:
• You are eligible to fly under BasicMed.
• Whether your aircraft is a covered aircraft under BasicMed.
• Your intended operations will comply with the flight condition limitations under BasicMed.
Additional Resources
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