The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has announced\nthat pilots flying under BasicMed will be able to travel to Mexico in their aircraft\nstarting December 10, 2019, under a policy letter signed by Mexico\u2019s\nDirectorate General of Civil Aeronautics on October 11, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recognizing BasicMed, Mexico joins The Bahamas as a\nBasicMed-friendly destination. The Bahamas recognized BasicMed soon after the\nnew form of aviation medical certification took effect in May 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, more than 51,000 U.S. pilots are safely flying under\nthe BasicMed program, which requires pilots who have previously passed a\nthird-class medical exam to take an online medical education course and then go\nto a state-licensed physician for the required BasicMed physical exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI would like to thank Director General Rodrigo\nV\u00c3\u00a1squez-Colmenares Guzm\u00c3\u00a1n of Mexico\u2019s Direcci\u00c3\u00b3n General de Aeron\u00c3\u00a1utica Civil\nfor his work and leadership that made this possible, ” said AOPA President\nand CEO Mark Baker. “It is clear that Mexico and The Bahamas recognize\nthat thousands of pilots are safely flying under this program, and we hope\nCanada will soon follow,\u201d Baker continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Secretary General of the International Council\nof Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associations, Mexico\u2019s welcome for BasicMed\npilots comes as good news for general aviation on both sides of the border\nbecause Mexico is the most popular international destination for U.S. pilots,\naccounting for more than 30 percent of international GA flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BasicMed allows eligible pilots to fly aircraft authorized\nto carry up to six occupants and with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of\nno more than 6,000 pounds. Pilots can fly up to 250 knots indicated airspeed\nand up to 18,000 feet MSL. A pilot in command operating under BasicMed must\nhave a comprehensive medical examination using an FAA-approved medical\nexamination checklist given by a state-licensed physician every 48 months\n(calculated to the exact day). Pilots must also complete an online\nmedical-education course every 24 calendar months (calculated to the last day\nof the month) and maintain records of their compliance with the requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AOPA credits the FAA\u2019s professionalism and support\nthroughout the implementation of BasicMed for bringing about real savings in\ntime and expense for GA pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For pilots interested in learning more about BasicMed, AOPA\nhas a number of resources under its Fit to Fly page. Pilots can also contact\nAOPA\u2019s Pilot Information Center for assistance via email or by phone\n(888-462-3976).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has announced that pilots flying under BasicMed will be able to travel to Mexico in their aircraft starting December 10, 2019, under a policy letter signed by Mexico\u2019s Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics on October 11, 2019. In recognizing BasicMed, Mexico joins The Bahamas as a BasicMed-friendly destination. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13984,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13983\/revisions\/13984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}