The FAA is working to comply with new legislation, passed in July, that will make it possible sometime next year for private pilots to fly without a medical — but right now, until new rules are in place, the current rules remain in force, and that has created some confusion. One examiner advised some pilots who had special issuances that they should surrender their medicals, rather than wait for them to lapse, but that's never a good idea, according to Sean Elliott, EAA's vice president for advocacy and safety. "An airman should never surrender their certificate," he told AVweb in an interview this week. In some cases, he added, it might be a good idea to "just let it lapse."
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/news/eaa-provides-update-on-new-medical-rules