sky37d said:On the medical. If they guy's medical was expired, which it certainly seems to have been, he could continue to do instruction if the "student" was able to be PIC. This student hadn't soloed yet, so obviously not capable of being PIC.
IT's a sad day.
If their was a private pilot (seeking actual instrument training) and an instructor (who didn't have a medical), "actual" training could not take place because the private is not rated for instrument conditions, so the PIC would have to fall down to the instructor, who cannot act as PIC because he doens't have a medical.
All in all just a sitty situation