Originally Posted by
rudestuff
In the UK/Europe you'll need a class one for any kind of commercial work. You can get away with a class 2 for flight instruction but that's about it.
The US has 3 classes of medical and you can fly commercially on a class 2.
This is interesting, as far as I am aware you need a CPL for an FAA CFI, which requires a class 1 medical (which unfortunately I cannot get), so I don't see how you can fly commercially on a class 2, if it's the CPL license that requires a class 1. Could you elaborate please? I am intrigued. I am aware that you can become a CFI in the UK though, without a CPL (therefore without a class 1).