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• 14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground InstructorsOpen
  14 CFR § 61.23 Medical certificates: Requirement and duration.

  Medical certificates: Requirement and duration. flight training), a flight engineer certificate, or an air traffic control tower operator certificate | 12th month after the month of the date of examination shown on the medical certificate. (ii) Under age 40 | a recreational ... balloon), a student pilot certificate, or a sport pilot certificate (when not using a U.S. driver's license as medical qualification) | 60th month after the month of the date of examination shown on the medical certificate…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 16-35
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Obtaining a Medical Certificate

  aware of the mental and physical standards required for the type of flying performed. This chapter provides information on medical certification and on a variety of aeromedical factors related to flight activities. Obtaining a Medical Certificate Most pilots must have ... valid medical certificate to exercise the privileges of their airman certificates. Glider and free balloon pilots are not required to hold a medical certificate. Sport pilots may hold either a medical certificate or a valid state driver’s license. Regardless…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 1-20
  Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Selecting a Flight School › Medical Certification Requirements

  Medical Certification Requirements The second step in becoming a pilot is to obtain a medical certificate (if the choice of aircraft is an airplane, helicopter, gyroplane, or an airship). (The FAA suggests the individual get a medical certificate before beginning ... flight training to avoid the expense of flight training that cannot be continued due to a medical condition.) Balloon or glider pilots do not need a medical certificate, but do need to write a statement certifying that no medical defect…

• 14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground InstructorsOpen
  14 CFR § 61.53 Prohibition on operations during medical deficiency.

  Prohibition on operations during medical deficiency. (a) Operations that require a medical certificate. Except as provided for in paragraph (b) of this section, no person who holds a medical certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter ... capacity as a required pilot flight crewmember, while that person: (1) Knows or has reason to know of any medical condition that would make the person unable to meet the requirements for the medical certificate necessary for the pilot operation…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 8-1-1
  Chapter 8. Medical Facts for Pilots › Section 1. Fitness for Flight › 8-1-1. Fitness For Flight

  periodic medical examinations required for medical certification are conducted by designated Aviation Medical Examiners, who are physicians with a special interest in aviation safety and training in aviation medicine. 2. The standards for medical certification are contained ... part 67. Pilots who have a history of certain medical conditions described in these standards are mandatorily disqualified from flying. These medical conditions include a personality disorder manifested by overt acts, a psychosis, alcoholism, drug dependence, epilepsy, an unexplained disturbance…