Narrative:

On the dates noted, I was receiving instrument flight training from my instructor. Part of the 2 flts in question included time when I was wearing view obstruction devices, ie, under the hood. My instructor served as safety pilot during this phase of instruction. Within the last several months my instructor had a pace maker inserted and at the time of these 2 flts did not have a valid medical. The 2 flts were in uncrowded VFR and comprised practice GPS approachs near I69, isz-hao. The flts were uneventful. I made the lndgs under VFR and full vision. The following week I contacted my instructor about another lesson and was told he could no longer act as a safety pilot because of the lack of a current medical. This was the first time we both realized this. We agreed he could no longer instruct me under the hood. I contacted a lawyer to confirm our decision. Since that time I have sought a different cfii and do not intend to use my previous cfii until he is fully certified. I will also insure that the new instructor meets all the far requirements. My old cfii is a very experienced cfii and at no time during the flts in question was there a safety issue. At all times while I was under the hood, my cfii was watching for other aircraft and was ready and able to assume control of the aircraft, if it would have been necessary to do so. This situation will not occur again since I will insure any safety pilot is fully qualified to serve in that capacity.

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Title: A C182 PVT PLT DISCOVERED HIS INST INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT QUALIFIED, DUE TO AN INVALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

Narrative: ON THE DATES NOTED, I WAS RECEIVING INST FLT TRAINING FROM MY INSTRUCTOR. PART OF THE 2 FLTS IN QUESTION INCLUDED TIME WHEN I WAS WEARING VIEW OBSTRUCTION DEVICES, IE, UNDER THE HOOD. MY INSTRUCTOR SERVED AS SAFETY PLT DURING THIS PHASE OF INSTRUCTION. WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY INSTRUCTOR HAD A PACE MAKER INSERTED AND AT THE TIME OF THESE 2 FLTS DID NOT HAVE A VALID MEDICAL. THE 2 FLTS WERE IN UNCROWDED VFR AND COMPRISED PRACTICE GPS APCHS NEAR I69, ISZ-HAO. THE FLTS WERE UNEVENTFUL. I MADE THE LNDGS UNDER VFR AND FULL VISION. THE FOLLOWING WK I CONTACTED MY INSTRUCTOR ABOUT ANOTHER LESSON AND WAS TOLD HE COULD NO LONGER ACT AS A SAFETY PLT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A CURRENT MEDICAL. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE BOTH REALIZED THIS. WE AGREED HE COULD NO LONGER INSTRUCT ME UNDER THE HOOD. I CONTACTED A LAWYER TO CONFIRM OUR DECISION. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE SOUGHT A DIFFERENT CFII AND DO NOT INTEND TO USE MY PREVIOUS CFII UNTIL HE IS FULLY CERTIFIED. I WILL ALSO INSURE THAT THE NEW INSTRUCTOR MEETS ALL THE FAR REQUIREMENTS. MY OLD CFII IS A VERY EXPERIENCED CFII AND AT NO TIME DURING THE FLTS IN QUESTION WAS THERE A SAFETY ISSUE. AT ALL TIMES WHILE I WAS UNDER THE HOOD, MY CFII WAS WATCHING FOR OTHER ACFT AND WAS READY AND ABLE TO ASSUME CTL OF THE ACFT, IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NECESSARY TO DO SO. THIS SIT WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN SINCE I WILL INSURE ANY SAFETY PLT IS FULLY QUALIFIED TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.