PLT538: BasicMed
What code PLT538 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study BasicMed before your checkride.
Recall regulations - BasicMed
What this means for your checkride
Under BasicMed, a pilot may act as pilot in command without holding an FAA medical certificate if the applicable conditions are met. These include completing the medical education course set forth in 14 CFR 68.3, receiving a comprehensive medical examination from a State-licensed physician within the required period, holding a U.S. driver's license, and operating within the operating conditions and limitations set forth in 14 CFR 61.113(i).
Pilots must know the requirements and limitations that allow flying under BasicMed instead of a medical certificate.
BasicMed still requires a driver's license, a physician examination, and the online medical course; it is not a no-medical option.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.