Pilots around the country were delivered a Christmas present in December when the Senate passed-by unanimous consent-the Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 (PB0R2) (see "Pilot Briefing: Senate Passes Medical Reform," p. 36). It now awaits action in the House of Representatives. The Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 includes historic third class medical reform that will bolster the safety of the skies and transfer the focus of the medical certification process from bureaucrats at the FAA to the relationship pilots have with their own doctors. Under the proposal, any pilot who currently has, or has had at any point in the past 10 years, a valid FAA medical certification will no longer be required to visit an aviation medical examiner on a regular basis, as required under current regulations. Instead, the Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 will require pilots to take a free online medical education course once every two years and visit their own private physician every four for a physical.
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