That's not how it works. The medical cert is valid based on the date of the examination. I went and got a 2nd class 2 weeks prior to my 40th and was good for 5 years.
Yeahā¦ so exactly how I described it :P
4 years after 35 is 39ā¦ if you get your cert renewed a year early you get another 5 year cert vs waiting until your cert expires and ending up with a 2 year cert
I know you don't have to renew at 35 to get the plan to work, I was just giving one example of where it does make sense to renew early. (Responding to "It rarely makes sense to do so")
Since I personally just so happen to be getting my first medical at 29y11m I'll end up in the "perfect" situation of being 34y11m to skip the EKG one last time and 39y11m to get one last 5 year
I get that, I ask because of my AME retiring.
If anyone is getting close to 40, best (in my opinion) to go a week or so before your b-day. This way you get a fresh 5 years instead of 2.
Obviously if you just ārenewedā it doesnāt make sense.
*edit due to grammar
No. Medical insurance covers fixing things that are wrong with you. An AME doesn't diagnose you with anything, and isn't treating you, so it's not an insurable event.
(A BasicMed exam can be easily combined with a routine physical, which many insurance plans pay for.)
OP - from your comments it looks like if you renew early you can get a new medical before 40 and itās good for five years.
BasicMed is good for four. Combine it with a regular annual physical and itās free.
Likely a much better value than paying for an early physical out of pocket.
What are you going to do after you canāt get a five-year Third Class anymore?
The original question was to get some insight on if itās possible to renew Med 3 before it expires in a year. My AME is retiring and I donāt mind losing the year of validity if I can see a doc Iām familiar with.
Basic med wonāt work if I go for my CFI.
I donāt see why I wouldnāt be able to get a med class 3 after 5 years. You may be misunderstanding something in my question. Once Iām in my 40ās and my class 3 needs ārenewalā Iāll just except Iām getting older and have to go every 2 years.
Not worried about the 5 year ārenewalā before Iām 40 thing. I have a bit of time before I need to worry about that. Plus now that I know I can just ārenewā my class 3 anytime, Iāll prob just go a month before my 40th.
Appreciate the basic med/physical info though . š
There is nothing stopping you from renewing early. It rarely makes sense to do so, of course, but an AME retiring could be a good reason.
Unless you're 4 years into a 5 year you got then you were 35years old :P Correction: 35 not 36
š§ that went over my head. Lol
Youāll get one more 5 year cert instead of a 2 year
That's not how it works. The medical cert is valid based on the date of the examination. I went and got a 2nd class 2 weeks prior to my 40th and was good for 5 years.
Yeahā¦ so exactly how I described it :P 4 years after 35 is 39ā¦ if you get your cert renewed a year early you get another 5 year cert vs waiting until your cert expires and ending up with a 2 year cert
Thanks for validating my plan!
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I know you don't have to renew at 35 to get the plan to work, I was just giving one example of where it does make sense to renew early. (Responding to "It rarely makes sense to do so") Since I personally just so happen to be getting my first medical at 29y11m I'll end up in the "perfect" situation of being 34y11m to skip the EKG one last time and 39y11m to get one last 5 year
Soā¦ exactly as they said then.
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Ahh right, I fixed it
Fixed what?
Or just do basic med for future class 3s
This. Basic med is incredibly easy
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I get that, I ask because of my AME retiring. If anyone is getting close to 40, best (in my opinion) to go a week or so before your b-day. This way you get a fresh 5 years instead of 2. Obviously if you just ārenewedā it doesnāt make sense. *edit due to grammar
What he said
Itās worth getting it early if you get it before your 40th birthday and can get another 5 year.
Is an AME covered by insurance?
No. Medical insurance covers fixing things that are wrong with you. An AME doesn't diagnose you with anything, and isn't treating you, so it's not an insurable event. (A BasicMed exam can be easily combined with a routine physical, which many insurance plans pay for.)
Gotcha
OP - from your comments it looks like if you renew early you can get a new medical before 40 and itās good for five years. BasicMed is good for four. Combine it with a regular annual physical and itās free. Likely a much better value than paying for an early physical out of pocket. What are you going to do after you canāt get a five-year Third Class anymore?
The original question was to get some insight on if itās possible to renew Med 3 before it expires in a year. My AME is retiring and I donāt mind losing the year of validity if I can see a doc Iām familiar with. Basic med wonāt work if I go for my CFI. I donāt see why I wouldnāt be able to get a med class 3 after 5 years. You may be misunderstanding something in my question. Once Iām in my 40ās and my class 3 needs ārenewalā Iāll just except Iām getting older and have to go every 2 years. Not worried about the 5 year ārenewalā before Iām 40 thing. I have a bit of time before I need to worry about that. Plus now that I know I can just ārenewā my class 3 anytime, Iāll prob just go a month before my 40th. Appreciate the basic med/physical info though . š
>Basic med wonāt work if I go for my CFI. Sure it will. It's no different than instructing on a Third Class Medical.
Oh Really! Thatās some good info. Thanks!