searched on the web but did not find any thing solid. anyone hear whats going on? just got a new job would love to get back in the air. thanks in advance.

Called the Sport Pilot Certificate.

Congress was looking at bypassing the 3rd class medical all together.  Not sport pilot certificate either.  I would like to know also as I think it is a great idea.

Stalled.... The FAA does not want to give up any power and the AME's are a powerful lobby.

No, this is not the sport pilot - And the sport pilot we have now is not what was planned.

Long story... I'll try to make it short.
You had to have a medical to fly. This was more BS than was needed.

People tried to get a recreational ticket that did not need a medical, so the rec pilot license was created. It was originally day/VFR/below 10k/ and I think no more than 50 miles/ under 180hp 4 pax with no need to have a medical. Well, at the last second the FAA said no, you have to have a medical making the recreational ticket worthless since you needed only 10 less training hours to get the rec license instead of the private.

Sport pilot came along and about killed rec.... As of 2013 only about 250 people in the US had a recreational license.
Sport pilot was supposed to allow those that lost a medical to fly. But the FAA came in again at the last second and said that if you had a medical denied, that you could not fly Sport Pilot.

The FAA does not want to give up the power over pilots. Our best bet is the law currently in congress.

AOPA Fire mission

Write Your Legislators

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" AOPA strongly supports the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act, and we greatly appreciate the members of the House and  Senate who have already signed on as cosponsors of this important legislation. Many of them decided to become cosponsors because they were contacted by AOPA members who told them just how much this legislation means to the general aviation community.

It’s a great start, but we need more cosponsors to drive home the message that third-class medical reform is the number one issue for general aviation.

Even if you have contacted your member of Congress and your Senators before, if they have not joined in support, please contact them again. In fact, keep contacting them regularly so they will understand how important this legislation is to you and to the entire general aviation industry. You can send the letter below or adapt the message to include more information about why this legislation matters to you personally.

Whether you send this letter or write your own, please act TODAY. We must let elected officials know that third-class medical reform matters, and we’ve waited long enough!"

Senior AME speaks out in support of medical reform

That's one….. But there are others

"The final AMA vote, which took place just hours ago, was based on testimony from a variety of experts. Flying reader, pilot, physician and AMA delegate Dr. Dan McCoy, who participated in the process, told Flying there were just two experts who supported the adoption of the driver's license medical, himself and one other pilot, and that both the military and aerospace groups of the AMA strongly opposed the FAA's proposed rule change."