But regardless of the legal situation, you'd probably have trouble convincing anyone to hire an aircraft to you if you couldn't present your medical to them in any case...
Hmm... that's somthing always peeves me a bit - I've rented aircraft from at least four places other than where I normally fly from and NONE have ever asked to see either my license or medical certificate. Seems I spent a lot of money on a useless piece of paper
