Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;for eight years. She joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in December 2014 as a senior editor covering Washington and business aviation news. She has also served on Convention News teams, including as editor of&nbsp;HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered&nbsp;The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the&nbsp;Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the&nbsp;Show News&nbsp;staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for&nbsp;Business &amp; Commercial Aviation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Overhaul &amp; Maintenance&nbsp;monthly magazines. In 2021 she was honored with the National Business Aviation Association Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement in journalism and was the 2004 recipient of the National Air Transportation Association’s Aviation Journalism Excellence Award. She also has been a recipient of an Aerospace Media Award for business aviation (2022) and NBAA Gold Wing Award (2003, 2024). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

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The FAA, working with industry, is preparing for the formal rollout of the<a href="https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/basic_med/"> BasicMed option</a> on May 1, releasing the requisite Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist and link to the free Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Self-Assessment Course.


Under a rule released on January 10, pilots who complete a medical education course every two years and undergo a medical examination every four years can qualify to fly under the BasicMed alternative without holding a current third-class medical certificate.&nbsp;Pilots also must meet certain other requirements, such as having a valid drivers license, and comply with certain operational restrictions. “General aviation pilots can now prepare to fly under BasicMed,” the FAA declared yesterday in a statement.


“We fought long and hard for this on behalf of our members, and we’re excited that pilots can now start the BasicMed process,” added AOPA president Mark Baker. “You’re now cleared to take the necessary steps to get in the air as of May 1.”


AOPA believes BasicMed has the potential to affect thousands of pilots and is hopeful that it will bring back former pilots who have stopped flying for fear of losing their medical certificate or because of the bureaucracy and costs involved with special issuance medicals.&nbsp;

FAA Clears Path for BasicMed Rollout

The FAA has released the requisite medical exam checklist and link to the AOPA online education course to enable pilots to take advantage of BasicMed.

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