Wow WW, wow. I sure hope readers here take a few minutes to go read the new law for themselves.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-...-bill/571/text

(Pay paticular attention to Section 2, item 6 where the doctor checks off that he is treating the patient for anything he finds. That, to me, says "oops, I found something but I can check box 6 because I am treating you for it." It does not say cured, it says being treated. As you read the law, notice how many times it says "aircraft and motor vehicle" when referring to the standards.) I have AFIB. I've had it since in my 40's. I take a medication allowed by the FAA so I am being treated for the condition. Under my 3rd class, I have to take an annual treadmill, nuclear med scan, and send a huge pile of paper to the FAA every year. Too expensive to continue. Now, my cardiologist will simply check box 6 and sign that I am fit for "aircraft and vehicle operation".

WW,
I won't bother citing Sport pilot rules regarding medications and grounding yourself. You can go read it for your own enlightenment:

https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certifi...ots/response4/

http://flightphysical.com/pilot/FAR-61-53-Illness.htm

You are implying in your post that a sport pilot has a more lenient set of medical health standards than other classes of pilotage. Just because you can get away with it doesn't make it right. Your whole argument about being investigated after an incident exists today for ALL pilots. The required biannual online free course will go a long way to squash these errors of interpretation of the current rules. Some here surely need to crack the books once in awhile.

I want to see our hobby come back to life and any relief is a positive step. I think thousands of pilots that dropped out since 2006 will start flying cheap Cessnas again. IMHO, there is a group of pilots that are not builders and cannot afford a LSA plane. There is a huge supply of $20,000 to $30,000 aircraft that will get back in the air. I am a fan of all flying, sport pilot or otherwise.

"This has just removed the AME and the requirement of send a copy to the FAA." Which is HUGE! You must be kidding on this one. (See my situation above)

The EAA and AOPA should be thanked for their years of effort to get this passed.