For private pilot operations, a first class medical certificate issued to a 23 year old pilot on October 21, this year will expire at midnight on which date and how many years later?

• A. October 31, 5 years later
• B. October 21, 5 years later
• C. October 31, 1 year later
• D. October 31, 2 years later

Answer: (A)

For a first-class medical issued to a pilot under 40, the certificate is valid for 60 calendar months and it expires on the last day of the month that marks the 60th month after the month of the examination. Since the exam was in October, five years later falls in October, and the month’s last day is the 31st. So the certificate expires October 31, five years after the issue date.