A typo briefly made it harder for pilots to fly without a full medical exam

The US aviation regulator fixed a clerical error in its rules for pilots. This correction ensures that pilots can continue to use a simplified medical certification process, called BasicMed, as intended by a recent law.

A new law made it easier for some pilots to fly without a full medical exam. This document simply fixes a mistake that briefly made the new law unenforceable. It means the US aviation regulator can now actually implement the rules it intended to, allowing more pilots to fly under the less strict BasicMed requirements.