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Leisure pilot license proposed for Europe: do you want such pilots crossing your flight path?
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PMID:  19601512     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In a Notice of Proposed Amendment, the European Aviation Safety Agency proposes to introduce a Leisure Pilot License (LPL). Holders of a LPL for airplanes will be allowed to fly single-engine piston airplanes with a maximum takeoff mass of 2000 kg or less, carrying a maximum of three passengers. In this commentary paper, we express significant concern about the flight safety consequences of the proposed aeromedical requirements of the LPL. We argue that the proposed minimum age, validity period of the medical certificate, and issuance of certificates by general practitioners may increase the flight safety risk. Major revision of the proposed LPL regulation is recommended.
Authors:
Ries Simons; Declan Maher; Uwe Stüben; Kevin C Herbert
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Aviation, space, and environmental medicine     Volume:  80     ISSN:  0095-6562     ISO Abbreviation:  Aviat Space Environ Med     Publication Date:  2009 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-15     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7501714     Medline TA:  Aviat Space Environ Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  663-4     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Soesterberg, The Netherlands. ries.simons@tno.nl
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Aviat Space Environ Med. 2009 Aug;80(8):738-9   [PMID:  19653580 ]

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