Pilot medical and flight review date calculator
Enter the date of your medical examination and your last flight review. The dates are worked out in your browser: nothing you type here is sent to Voydar.
US rules, 14 CFR part 61. BasicMed, special issuances and the flight-engineer and air-traffic lines of the medical table are not covered.
The rules behind the dates
| Item | Period | Regulation |
|---|---|---|
| Third-class medical, under 40 at the examination | 60 calendar months | 14 CFR 61.23(d)(3) |
| Third-class medical, 40 or over at the examination | 24 calendar months | 14 CFR 61.23(d)(3) |
| Second-class medical, commercial privileges | 12 calendar months, then third-class privileges for the third-class period | 14 CFR 61.23(d)(2) |
| First-class medical, airline transport pilot privileges | 12 calendar months under 40, 6 calendar months at 40 or over, then stepping down | 14 CFR 61.23(d)(1) |
| Flight review | 24 calendar months | 14 CFR 61.56(c)(1) |
| Three takeoffs and landings to carry passengers | 90 days | 14 CFR 61.57(a)(1) |
Written from the published text of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations as read on Nov 11, 2026. Regulations change: read the current section before you rely on a date.
Flight review
A flight review is current through the last day of the 24th calendar month after the month it was completed (14 CFR 61.56(c)(1)). A proficiency check or a new certificate or rating can take its place (61.56(d)).
Carrying passengers
To carry passengers you must have made three takeoffs and landings within the preceding 90 days as sole manipulator of the controls, in an aircraft of the same category, class and type if a type rating is required (14 CFR 61.57(a)(1)). At night the landings must be to a full stop during the night period (61.57(b)).
Questions
- When does a third-class medical expire?
- At the end of the last day of the 60th month after the month of the examination if you were under 40 on the day of the examination, and the 24th month if you were 40 or over (14 CFR 61.23(d)).
- Does a first-class medical become a third-class medical?
- The certificate keeps its class, but the privileges it supports step down. After the first-class period it supports second-class privileges through the 12th month, then third-class privileges for the rest of the third-class period.
- When is my flight review due?
- You may act as pilot in command through the last day of the 24th calendar month after the month in which the review was completed. A review on 2 April 2025 is current through 30 April 2027.
This page works out dates from what you type. It is not legal advice and it does not say whether an aircraft is airworthy or whether you may fly. The owner or operator is primarily responsible for keeping an aircraft in an airworthy condition (14 CFR 91.403(a)); your mechanic and the current text of the regulations decide.
Keep these dates in one place
Voydar Hangar tracks the same dates for your aircraft on one timeline, puts them in your calendar, and counts hours-based items from your tach readings. It is in a staff test and not open yet.
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