Originally Posted by
Paris Dakar
Yep, it happened to me!
I wanted to rent an aircraft from an organisation at Bermuda Dunes Airport (CA) last year, and they qouted that exact FAR. The owner of the school was not available at the time of my visit but the CFI & 2 FIs were adamant that without the med cert I couldn't take the aircraft.
I've never had any problem in Florida but they are probably more used to foreign punters coming through their doors than a rural airport just outside of Palm Springs.
Go along the road to The Flight School at PSP. Andy Dutzi knows the score and hires new aircraft
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