The Senate has passed the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2), moving the much-anticipated third-class FAA medical reform bill one step closer to reality. The news came only days after the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved the bill. The new medical requirements, should the bill pass the House, would ensure most pilots never need an aviation medical exam again.
Senate Passes Third-Class Medical Reform
Key Takeaways:
- The Senate has passed the Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2), a medical reform bill that could eliminate the need for recurrent third-class FAA medical exams for most pilots.
- While removing recurrent FAA medicals, the bill requires an initial medical exam for new student pilots and specific existing pilots, along with a biennial online aeromedical factors course and a quadrennial visit to a personal physician.
- The new rules apply to pilots flying aircraft weighing up to 6,000 pounds, carrying up to five passengers, below 18,000 feet, and at speeds up to 250 knots, and still require House approval and the President's signature to become law.
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