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General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2014

Introduced: March 11, 2014 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov

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Mar 11, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Mar 11, 2014

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue or revise FAA medical certification regulations to ensure that an individual may operate as a pilot of a covered aircraft without regard to any medical certification or proof of health requirement otherwise applicable under federal law if the flight meets certain criteria and the individual: (1) possesses a valid state driver's license, (2) complies with applicable medical requirements associated with that license, (3) is transporting five or fewer passengers, and (4) is operating under visual flight rules.

Defines "covered aircraft" as an aircraft that: (1) is not authorized under federal law to carry more than six occupants, and (2) has a maximum certificated takeoff weight of no more than 6,000 pounds.

What's happening now March 11, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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