Originally Posted by
Whacker77
Do this extension of first classes to one year apply to all current first class medicals, or does the new rule apply to medicals received after 7/24/2008?
I believe the answer is clear from the titles of the first two columns in the chart:
1) "If you hold"
2) "And on the date of examination of your most recent medical certificate you were"
In addition, one paragraph in the rulemaking notice states:
Adopting
§ 61.23(d) immediately—on the date of publication, rather than 30 days after issuance—prevents individuals whose medical certificate might expire within that 30-day interim from having to renew a medical certificate that otherwise may have remained valid if not for the 30-day effective date requirement.
This appears to grandfather all medical certificates into the new duration standard. AOPA's website indicates that "current and expired medical certificates are grandfathered under this rule."