This exemption is exactly what I need to keep flying, and I am sure there are many others like me. One change I would like in the current procedure for the special issuance is to have my AME rather than those in Oklohoma City decide if I am healthy enough to fly. The Aircraft Registration Branch maintains registration records on individual aircraft and serves as a repository for airworthiness documents received from FAA field offices. Youre making a mistaken assumption that its never a safety issue. If thats not a bigger threat to safety, I dont know what is. If you didnt say yes then you lied. Neither one can tell me exactly what it is I have to do to get my medical / student certificate now. That cost me about six months of flying. No problem there both were on the approved list (most are). Global misunderstands that Procedure codes, diagnosis codes and pharmacy codes were denied protections under to ACA of 2010. Those are hard to fake. Please type or print legibly and remember to sign and date the request. Yes, they do. Perhaps most problematic is that these medications are disqualifying in and of themselves. 5 years until age 40, then 4 years until age 45, then 3 years until age 50, then 2 years. He refused to take the physical his business required because his family had a history of heart trouble, he was a bit overweight, etc. ASMEL, CFII, AME, Hi, Im currently a student pilot I finally saved up the money to go after my dream. Just makes you wonder. John has been quoted or mentioned in major publications, including Chron, Flying Mag, and National Review. FAA sets up high-level alerts for missed airline inspections, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I took medication for years, before I decided I didn't like and chose to stop taking meds (with my parents). A quick examination of the many truthful and honest individuals that are truthful during their AME exams and are no barred from ever becoming a pilot! A trip to the pulmonologist to see if you have sleep apnea and subsequent CPAP will make you lose the ticket for a long time until you have jumped through very lengthy and expensive FAA hoops. I told the truth (that I had a very early-stage, very treatable cancer) and had my medical yanked. I dont blame poeple for lying. Google "Operation Safe Pilot." In a blatant violation of the privacy act of 1974 as amended, the FAA, DOT Inspector General, and SSA Inspector General, conducted an illegal database match looking for common personally identifying information (names and/or social security numbers) in the FAA medical certificate database and the SSA Title 2 and Title 16 disability databases of 45,000 Northern . It is none of their business. Brian, you are right on about AMEs being able to grease the wheels for pilots with the FAA medical people. If I tell the AME about this will I not get my cert that day? Probably, we certainly arent as full of ourselves as I was when I was a young man. If a question comes up about whether or not a pilot is qualified to hold an FAA medical certificate, the application itself usually does not contain enough information for AMCD to make a truly informed decision. I lost my career as an airline pilot (major airline) and my life spiraled out of control. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The absurdity is having a major federal bureaucracy policing this incredibly low number of deaths. They may only get 3rd class, but they are flying with strict guidelines on preflight accu check, inflight accu check, etc. Where is the limit to government infringement? Coud be they are asking to much, to elimate the third class medical?. I am working with a private party who specializes in this sort of thing and he cant really give me definitive answers either; just educated opinion and guidance. That is why the FAA doesnt sanction Mr. Diabetes as Dickie would like. Im not trying to be deceitful, but I really want to be prepared for this interview and I dont see the importance of something that wont effect flying. I dont care who you are if you tell me that you have never been diagnosed with anything then you are the liar. no? In our opinion, and even for a moment disregarding the morality of lying and putting yourself, your passengers, and anyone elses safety at risk, it simply isnt worth lying despite the low chances of getting caught. Told the truth, The FAA took my license. Like driving big trucks and boats have no such pseudo-medical crap. How is THAT not a red flag to someone??? He showed no regard for the safety of others, nor did he feel guilty about lying, just relieved he passed. Skydiving. Now I am only minutes away from completing my first flight medical form without any worries! In other words, your health is in your hands. Just do want everyone does to get into the military hide the truth. Ask your AME to call Oklahoma City and ask to speak with a physician about your case. you say he flys solo whats it to you, Gee I fell out of bead a week ago and wacked my head I wonder if I should tell the FAA. I dont think the FAA realizes that pilots arent average human beings. It has caused unnecessary pain and inhibits its mission to promote aviation. Never happens! Doesnt this seem grossly out of proportion? The AME guide expands on that question to unexplained unconsciousness. The AME Guide is available to all pilots on the FAA website. 99.999999% of pilots can and should self-certify for 3rd class flying. Usually, that period of time is 60 days. Fly over open country and probably be able to put the plane down in a field if there were trouble but the FAA has a BIG resounding NO for that. I have to do the same stuff to go ice diving. I think its a very poor decision to falsify your medical. Typical government bull-. People, in general, are in better health than they were 20-30 years ago, largely by not smoking, watching their weight, eating less fatty foods, etc. Reply. Stay up to date with the latest articles and selections from our archives. Before I was flying my previous HMO physician told me I was the perfect patient for the insurance company because I hadnt shown up for seven years. There shouldnt be different standards for flying than are for driving. There is so much hearing loss among the older pilot population, but current practices do not do much more than whisper a question when not facing the pilot. Why do we have a federal bureaucracy policing such a low number of casualties? Often it is not a case of pilots intentionally lying or withholding information that can get them into trouble, but ignorance of what they need to report. And, actually, the FAA is making Special Issuance less of a problem for certain diseases. Of course they do. Theyre just scared something is going to happen in the air. 6 months and 2 weeks earlier I had one done for a Peace Corps application and sent that in, which would have been good for 2 years. Your family and friends consider you more important than any flying you may do. File closed. But with such a vague statement, you can see why many pilots may unintentionally get themselves into trouble. Flying brought some much needed joy back into my life. Some other government agency gets told another. Fill up the plane and navigate for them. Seems ludicrous to me. Why would I want to go through the unbelievable hassle of explaining myself to a bunch of know-nothing bureaucrats and internal medicine doctors who dont know their ass from their elbow about depression beyond some laughably simplistic characterization of the disorder in a diagnostics manual? Whether or not your AME issues your medical certificate, the FAAs Aeromedical Certification Division (AMCD) will review your application. I Fly America 2021, Paul Engstrom, Aviation Writer and IFA Member, Health for Pilots: A Complete Guide to FAA Medical Certification and Self-Care. We have a very good AME in our area. Sometimes, your case can be put higher up in the stack. Most those fellas at the FAA seem pretty smart, but they must be pretty spineless too. Justify their positions by educating and hammering self certification, not for two or five years, but every flight. I had to get TWO EKGs to satisfy FAA medical! In order to understand how likely it is the FAA would catch you lying, it is important to understand how they would catch you. How about providing you SSAN when the FAA does not need it? Makes no logical sense. You can ask the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute for statistics on fatalities in which medical conditions were either the direct cause or a contributing factor. If the AME says that you do need to provide X, Y, and Z, get all of that together before going in to see the AME. Discussion in 'Medical Topics' started by Globalpilot, Oct 6, 2018. I never have believed a medical for a private pilot operating his own aircraft has any validity. But, it was not the fault of the FAA, it was mine for not verifying the doctors statement before submitting it. It's better to try to resolve a condition first than to risk having your application rejected or delayed for months by the FAA. 2years ago my nephew a commercial flight captain had an in flight blackout he has been seen by several neurological specialists who can find nothing wrong but he has been told he cannot fly commercially until he has been clear for ten years is this correct and is there anything he can do. He was the author of numerous books, including. Who gave the FAA the power to stop pilots from flying because they take antidepressants? As for lying on the medical form, lies can be undiscovered for a lifetime of flying, but if there is an incident or accident, the FAA and/or NTSB will dredge up every doctor visit, medication, hospitalization they can. What next, psych eval, cholesterol screen for atherosclerosis, denying smokers because risk of copd exacerbation in unexpected decompression, genetic screening to predict addictive personality or anger tendency? Even without a lie, I've seen situations in which the need to disclose something might have been questionable and the pilot answered "yes" one year, but "no" in a later year. Unfortunatley I have seen too many accident reports where the pilot was on prescription medications (found during the toxicological examination)many of them disqulifying, and none of them were reported on the medical application. At least three questions on the FAA medical application (Form 8500-8) can identify to the FAA that an individual potentially has a history of ADHD. Can you say, Martha Stewart?, I do think that the First and Second class medical criteria should be more stringent.. Seek help, get punished? Bury the third class in favor of drivers licenses, who cars come with inches of mine, go against lights, etc. , you can navigate the process efficiently. Some records reviewer in OKC can not guarantee those in my aircraft a safe journey only I can do that. 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