<font size=2 face="sans-serif">not that the change to medical reform will
affect our operations @ LSPC </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">but</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">some of you may remember , our host
- Congressman Sam Graves at the Tarkio, MO airport , when we
did the '5 jumps in 5 States' a few years </font>
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<br><font size=1 color=#800080 face="sans-serif">----- Forwarded by Larry
Bartlett/Duncan Aviation on 07/08/2016 08:34 AM -----</font>
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<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">From:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Harry Barr </font>
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Subject:</b> <b>Breaking 3rd Class Medical News!!!!!!!!!!! </b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Best thing since the wing...</b><br>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">All, one of our members just received this
email from Sam Graves. Unless Obama drops dead of a heart attack or something
equally as awful, sometime in the next 8 days he will sign the Bill into
effect. Read Congressman Sam Grave's email. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">This will impact 100s of thousands of pilots
with Medical Issues. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">FDA Foreflight Team</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Friends:</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"> </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Today is a great day for general aviation.
Many of us have been fighting for third class medical reform for well over
5 years and today with the introduction of the 14 month FAA extension in
the House we are closer than ever to realizing our goal. This important
provision has been my top priority in Congress and to Transportation Chairman
Bill Shuster’s credit, he fought alongside myself, Senator Inhofe and
Congressman Rokita to include this provision in the extension which will
be signed by the President before the July 15<sup>th</sup> deadline. It
is truly a testament to the grassroots support for third class medical
reform from our community, the continual advocacy of the House General
Aviation Caucus which now boasts 284 members, and our GA industry leaders.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"> </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Aside from third class medical, this
extension will keep the FAA programs operating through September 2017 and
includes additional policy riders. For low altitude operators, such as
crop dusters and helicopter pilots, a bipartisan provision which I pushed
for to require the marking of meteorological towers below 200 feet was
included in the bill. Also, there is an important policy change to how
FAA hires air traffic controllers to help address the staffing crisis and
ensure qualified candidates from the military and CTI schools are given
fair consideration.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"> </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">I look forward to celebrating this monumental
achievement with all of you who will be at Oshkosh in a few short weeks.
Despite these important victories, there is still more work to be done.
You can count on me to continue to fight for policies that have not been
included in this legislation as we debate a long term reauthorization of
the FAA programs over the next year.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"> </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">As always, if you have any questions
please don’t hesitate to contact me or Jack Ruddy in my office at </font><a href=mailto:jack.ruddy@mail.house.gov target=_blank><font size=3 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>jack.ruddy@mail.house.gov</u></font></a><font size=3 face="sans-serif">.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"> </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Blue Skies,</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"> </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"> </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Sam Graves</font>
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