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What class of medical certificate is generally required to exercise private pilot privileges?
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First-class medical certificate
A first-class medical is required for airline transport privileges, not private.
Second-class medical certificate
A second-class medical is associated with commercial privileges.
✓ Third-class medical certificatecorrect
Private pilot privileges generally require at least a third-class medical certificate.
No medical certificate is ever required
A medical certificate or BasicMed is required; it is not always waived.
Why
Exercising private pilot privileges generally requires at least a third-class medical certificate, unless the pilot qualifies under BasicMed.
FAA source: 14 CFR 61.23 / 67browse the reference library →
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