Sorry, screwing around with Oklahoma City since May 2011 (not 2010). @Brian B. I was not asked or tested for alertness. Because of the Medical, no physician is my friend and neither are their nurses because they can enter accurate or inaccurate information into your record either one of which will condemn you. In other words, bigger name on the other line. Thats just BS. You are better off to work truthfully with your AME. This doesnt happen very often because Oklahoma City deals with up to 700,000 to one million people a year but if one does get caught then one could face some legal trouble in court. Your family and friends consider you more important than any flying you may do. To self certify? If you have a FAA medical denial for ADHD, call your aviation attorney at The Ison Law Firm for a consultation. Died of a massive heart attack. Such a persons private physician(s) might not think so, but those physician(s) have no say in the matter. That resulted in the rejection of my 2010 medical! One of the questions is, have you ever had unconsciousness for any reason.. 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 had a friend that sold very pricey aircraft (demonstration pilot) that was colorblind. No mercy from the FAA and I was not even allowed to go to a hearing I just got the notice of revocation one day and that was it. Because they can longer fly. Where is the limit to government infringement? Not just surprise test changes from the FAA but the FMCSA again wanting to reduce truck drivers hours of service due to fatigue despite the lack of evidence published on the FMCSAs own web site. What is 1st 2nd and 3rd class FAA medical? The FAA Medical requirements need revision and made more rational instead of simply being a procedural nightmare for pilots. My new AME, (old one finally retired,) is a pilot, as is his wife, the office manager and head nurse. Two of the pilots I know of with these problems have Class 1 Medical Certificates. Everyone at some point or another you all have been diagnosed with something. Thus by forcing pilots to avoid medical treatment, in order to protect their medical certificate, the FAA actually promotes ill health and thus diminishes safety. Most those fellas at the FAA seem pretty smart, but they must be pretty spineless too. Drowning deaths 2400 Should I be worried? An aircraft is just another machine. By comparison, about that same number of deaths a year are caused by lightning strikes or even falling out of bed. It can also ensure you keep flying for years to come. See my other comment about getting a SODA. Some pilots are terrified of the FAA's power to revoke their flying privileges and, accordingly, bend or ignore the rules. I am unconscious every night. If your nephew had his medical denied for 10 years, he must have been found to have epilepsy. Why is such a standard not imposed on motorcycle or car owners ? This is likely true for those receiving social security disability benefits as well, What Happens When the FAA gets Suspicious. 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? Seek help, get punished? From open heart surgery and stroke to PTSD and diabetes, it is possible to qualify for an FAA medical certificate with more conditions than most pilots suspect. Find a Senior AME in your area, call and ask to speak to the AME about your problem. But what happens when the FAA lies. When I joined the military, it popped up at MEPs and I had to complete a waiver but I was allowed to go to boot camp. There are folks flying with diabetes that are on insulin. After 30 years without a problem, one would think the risk of incapacitation is no greater than the general pilot population flying on a normal class III medical. A separate authorization request is required for each record released to any third party (physician, insurance company, employer, etc.). The AME also cannot read their minds, so he cannot go beyond a reasonable interpretation either to help with these questions. Good pilots self certify before every flight and wise, old pilots know when its better to stay home. Not only is the medical certificate process flawed, so is the new AOPA iniative. Good guy, good doc, been at it a long time, Im healthy and got my 3rd class. Legally, it does have to be the original. I showed him on the form. Now that I have no further problems I have to take an Awake and Alert test annually. Having spent over 10k learning to fly I was advised at my medical I had LBBB. I dont care who you are if you tell me that you have never been diagnosed with anything then you are the liar. He exists to remove one of the joys of my life. I'm a pilot, and an air traffic controller. If you don't disclose it the likelihood that they find out about it are pretty slim, though. I lost my career as an airline pilot (major airline) and my life spiraled out of control. It only came after I got out of the loop and had the hospital send the info straight to OK. You know how we all type up our medical records now, at least they think so. He had diabetes. They leave that up to you, but just make sure you read their minds so that your interpretation matches theirs that they dont tell you. While my husband sailed through after having lied. Its funny that this question even comes up. If your medical expires, there is nothing to stop you from continuing to fly. His career was essentially over with that arrest and he killed himself because of it. Any deviation from general standards of health found would/should require a more intense examination/(s.). Yea if you got deep pockets to afford the tests you Probably dont need. Even when telling the truth the FAA doesnt give the AME the power to decide. He proceeded to read off the list and after a half dozen items to which I responded No, he said You wouldnt tell me if you had any of these, would you? What a great time you both will have. The only way to get information to them is via the USPS, another government agency stuck in the past. If the FAA finds out that you failed to disclose something that you should have disclosed, not only does it mean that you can lose your license, but you may also face a hefty fine or even criminal prosecution. What can some shrink tell me about myself that I dont already know? Im not dumb enough to eat a big meal then jump right into a plane for the flight back unless it is one with a toilet and someone else is flying! The odds of a passenger catching Covid-19 on a flight and dying from the virus are less than one in half a million. I wish somebody would have told me that last year when I filled out my first med in 11 years. He was the author of numerous books, including. It is already hard enough to convince the FAA that you are healthy enough to fly after dealing with lifes curve balls. Crashing airplanes? Now a question: Should 80+ year old pilots with type II diabetes, hypertension, a coronary artery stent or two, on 3-4 medications be allowed to fly a 6000# gross weight airplane with 5 passengers up to 14,000 feet, VFR or IFR without having had a medical exam by an AME? (BTW, I am a member of both.) We all know that volume of cars on the roads vs. number of planes in the air leads to have to deal with more idiots on the ground. People are willing to take the risks in exchange for their freedoms. I flew for 16 years in the Air Force with a known heart murmur that I know would preclude me form a civilian 1st class. The message the FAA should be sending to pilots in my opinion is Manage your health. His response was that the FAA wanted to ascertain that I was aware of the disability and take necessary actions to overcome it, In this case to use other senses to monitor the aircrafts actions, i.e. The AOPA and the EAA are going to propose an exemption to the third class physical exam that would allow us to use our drivers license as our medical to fly recreational. Never used my weapon except for training. As a pilot for over 13 years and now an AME as of this month, I understand your concern. Like driving big trucks and boats have no such pseudo-medical crap. 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. Required fields are marked *. Im depressed, so their answer is to tell me I cant do anything to fix my problem whilst simultaneously denying me something that significantly helps with my depression: Flying? Im another one that was originally honest and regrets it. there would be no one to fly these jumbo jets. most reputable and up-to-date sources, which are also cited in the text. So at least the medical makes we go for a check up. I avoid medical intervention like the plague. Then we really would have a pilot shortage, now wouldnt we. This is one of those typical government deny-theres-a-problem attitudes that eventually comes to a head when something major and catastrophic happens. So, instead of less regulation, we need more and along with that comes enforcement. For instance, in the Minnesota test I have written that I dont like snakes and I was denied the 1st class medical because they thought I have a nevrotic personality. In fact he asked me where did I see that I could make that attachment. But WHILE it is a problem for the flier, not after it is treated. You want to be an ATP, you have two pilots. Back when I was an F/O we flew in airplanes with single head radios. All medical certificates are valid for 60 months, unless youre 40 or older the day you get it (then its 24 months). One comment referenced the fact that we dont have to have a medical to operate a car or any other type of transportation vehicle. Should I mention this to my AME? I can understand, in the last 5 years, but most of my things are now 20 years old and I still have to report them-no change. They yanked my 3rd class one time, because my personal physician mistyped a statement on his annual letter to the FAA. Ok, I read the revised FAA 61.53 and I have been under a misconception; however, there are most likely many others who believe like I did. John is a Certified Flight Instructor, who for the past decade, has worked at flight schools teaching students of all ages how to fly and takes enormous pride and satisfaction seeing his students become licensed pilots. You had better not try to get on medication to calm you down and thus make you a safer pilot because you will no longer be able to fly. An attorney that focuses on FAA medical denials may be able to guide you through the process and work with the FAA to achieve certification. The FAA processes close to 400,000 flight physicals every year. The additional costs associated with FAA medicals will reduce flying time for many of us there goes the proficiencey issue again. Case in point: A student pilot I was familiar with crashed his aircraft into the runway and killed himself after being arrested for drunk-driving the previous night. There are heart transplant pilots flying. If I tell the AME about this will I not get my cert that day? Why is it ok for a diabetic to drive without checking glucose but not a pilot? The 3rd class medical crosses the line where freedom is unreasonably denied in the pursuit of absolute safety. People who are actually depressed long term are not really at risk of doing things like this if they were, they wouldnt be here to start with. Get thorough guidance on how to proceed. My first flightdoctor told me he was very happy about having pilots as clients. - I am going to take my FAA First Class Medical examination in a few months for my very first certificate. Investigating complaints from citizens and co-workers. However, if you do get caught, at best you will lose your license. My wife bought me some flight lessons for my birthday. He never lied. I am a rental pilot as well, and unfortunately, there are no sport rentals available, and they are too expensive to buy. However you have never been treated or taken medication so probably if you disclose it the FAA would require some sort of doctors evaluation which says you are OK and that will be the end of it. No legal issue or problem is too small or too large for The Ison Law Firm. If thats not a bigger threat to safety, I dont know what is. There is no such thing as a good faith mistake. Please remember, he has a liability also. will most definitely warrant deferral by the AME and evaluation of your eligibility for a medical certificate by the FAA. He started his career working with his father, Leighton Collins, at the original Air Facts magazine. I dont feel it would be correct to try to hide a condition from these people. Further more, if an airman lies and is in a serious accident with injuries or fatalities, his entire medical history will be examined and subsequent legal action may not be beneficial to his or her heirs. It is strongly advised that you seek the opinion and advice of a qualified aviation medical examiner and appropriate medical physician for any medical needs you may have. Pilots lying on the there 1st 2nd and 3rd class medicals happens all the time, and it happens just as much as people going to MEPS for the Military. They want to approve, not deny medicals. Hmm cant spell worth a darn mostly dumb fingers will that get me rejected??? I know a guy from the US (cant tell his name) that told me that he has lied at least one time, he was overweight and had high blood pressure, he was medicated but he never told that in his annual. N.C., one does not have the right to lie to the feds investigating an illegal act. I have all kinds of things happen to me and I can not possibly put them all down or even remember them. I was told at a young age I could not fly with one eye, but latter in life I found out I could with a medical waver. I found my regular doctor because I was looking for an AME. The information they request is typically a collection of recent medical records that address the concerns they identified in your application. I do medicals on two pilots who went on a vigorous diet and lost weight. Willy post had only one eye should he have been grounded.??? Last summer I went to get my 3rd class med. That is when the truth will come out. They generally do not spend a significant amount of time reviewing each one. 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. My admitting to counselling halted my medical. If you were diagnosed with ADHD when you were in school but havent taken medication or experienced symptoms in 15 years, you still are required to answer yes to question 18m. Society cares little about helping people with mood disorders beyond marginalizing them and throwing them into a risk factor category and dismissing their issues. I need some advice from experienced pilots / medical professionals about a problem. The other is you tell the FAA about something. From a practical standpoint, it makes the most sense. Lets analyze how you got to a denial and what can be done to appeal the denial. and moved on to checking the no column for the rest of the page. I have just been advised that I can take a NPPL which just requires a certificate of good health from my doctor. They were like so we dont think you ever had it Passed tests with flying colors. Fly with a friend and share expenses, help a youngster learn to fly and let them fly you around in your plane. I can now only fly Sport due to a medical condition that will cause me to fail the third class medical exam if I take it. It is a good thing that there are no sport airplanes to rent in your location. How about medical visits in past 3 years? These blogs are linked to your name/email be truthful but be careful. Its long and complex, but an occasional look at it, especially regarding your own health issues, is worth it. If you you diagnosed with some sort of Learning Disability like ADD,ADHD,OCD,LD it doesnt make a difference. You get caught lying on a medical, they'll do a lot more than just bust your balls. Ill continue to go by the book until such time as the rules change, or I wish to no longer fly. And on the other hand we have people like the pilot mentioned in J. Mac McClellans article Too Many Risks in the May 2012 issue of Sport Aviation who out right lied about his substance use and abuse. If this is a recurrent problem, getting a class 3 medical can be difficult. Beyond criminal penalties and keeping your pilots license, there are many other reasons to be forthright with your FAA Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), but for now just as a thought experiment consider that you choose to falsify your medical certificate application. If you ever need to submit medical records to the FAA, they will review everything you give them. The Dr. the agency recommended was an AMI. By the way a friend of mine died 2 hours after acquiring his 2nd class medical. Due to the self-reporting nature, the chances of getting caught lying on an FAA medical aren't very high. Discussion in 'Medical Topics' started by Globalpilot, Oct 6, 2018. FAX your completed Request for Airman Medical Records Form to (405) 954-9326. Hell no. Holy hell! And, apparently, if and applicant for a first medical certificate with student certificate has had epilepsy, he/she can be deferred even if seizure-free for more than 10 years. Most get grounded for a year? I was shocked I never thought a medical would ever be an issue for me. I have been a private pilot since 10/05/2013 I know that the medical form is a self certifying process that can have good or bad risks but you never know what the FAA has access to since their a government organization/department. The FAA as a whole believes all people should fly if they desire. Id probably be in better shape if I *wasnt* a pilot since Id feel free to take advantage of those things, whereas now theyre just traps, ways to lose the ability to fly. Pilots that I talk to share the same dreams as I do and we all began chasing the dream at an extremely young age. I really want to fly but Im not sure my passion, not to mention my wallet, will be enough to get me through this process. Should that person be allowed to self-certified medically and carry as many as 5 passengers? I know there are very experienced Senior AMEs out there who may have more influence with a phone call to Oklahoma City. Would I report this or any depression on the 8500-8? I am not sure whether the doctors are always correct or what specifically they are looking for to justify one pilot is medically fit while another is unfit. Thank you for allowing me to share. Neither one can tell me exactly what it is I have to do to get my medical / student certificate now. Why? Withholding a medical certificate by the FAA for long periods of time while (somewhat silly in many instances) paperwork is completed does not help with the proficiency issue. It's not those. I reported controlled hypertension on my questionnaire. If after that the FAA denied your application, you can seek reconsideration of that denial by making a few substantive arguments. We have to be honest with ourselves. Not much of a medical exam, if you ask me. You can mail or fax your request for aircraft records or Request Copies of Aircraft Records online. Therefore, I lied. The system is imperfect in many ways and should be fixed, I do not disagree with that. And even if you assume not, an investigation will cause a demand to produce documents and then the liar is cooked. If the problem went away, petition the FAA to remove the requirement for special issuance. Until recently, a new pilot who had prostate cancer 10 years ago and has no evidence of recurrence had to jump through a bunch of hoops, and might have required special issuance. The medical only looks at your health at the point in time. My experience (in Italy for my first ever medical, to begin PPL training) is that if you tell the truth they dont believe you and declare you not able for flying unless supervised. From open heart surgery and stroke to PTSD and diabetes, it is possible to qualify for an FAA medical certificate with more conditions than most pilots suspect. The Third Class is an absolute joke. Given how stress, marriage pressures, work distractions, fatigue and the hopelessly useless pee in cops cut, phony eye exam work, the self certification (which good pilots do anyway) and lack of medical accident experience with LSA, the fat, useless, overpaid FAA administrators should just go away in favor of drivers license. Yes, all my discussion was only applicable to private, recreational pilots, not airline or large freight liner pilots. Insurance companies now have a way out of paying the claim and if there were passengers or other property damage involved now lawyers get involvedsomething to think about! Id never put my family in danger and drive a car if I wasnt feeling well, why would anyone think Id fly that way? Me- private pilot ASEL, Airplane Instrument, flying since 1986. its the government way. She rekindled an unpursued interest I buried over 30 years ago when we got married and started having children. I am not an AME but am a flying physician with long experience chairing and serving on the EAA Aeromedical Council. The FAA medical certification process has at times made me feel that I was in actual hell. As a pilot since 1953, and now a retired vascular surgeon who still flies, I have wondered for years if there is any evidence that pilot physical exams save lives. Seems ludicrous to me. He had me sit where I could not see him so that I could not tell when he hit the switch that turned on the tone I was required to listen for. If you do have heart disease, you would have to continue to see your Cardiologist as well as your AME to maintain your medical. One of the greatest fears among aspiring and qualified pilots is not being issued or losing their medical certificate. Please don't sabotage your own union's efforts on your behalf. I completely agree with you. AOPA and FAA have not really been a lot of help. You are there to take away joy and livelihood. I Fly America It's better to try to resolve a condition first than to risk having your application rejected or delayed for months by the FAA. I got the picture regarding medical, but am concerned about the section regarding legal history. As the FAA put it, a pilot must ground themselves if they are unable to meet the requirements for the medical certificate.. While I share our concern about pilots going unconscious in flight, I have as much concern about FAA going unconscious while on the job. I sympathize with you. A wise man once said to me that the more you tell them the more you with have to sit through. Regardless of whether or not you would get caught, a better question to ask is why would you try to get away with it? You said they can search, where do they find that information? Thank you for the help. I do not think that there is anybody who does not lie or has not lied at one time or another. How is THAT not a red flag to someone??? No, of course you should not lie to your AME, but you should find one who knows how to work with you, and the FAA, to successfully maneuver around those inevitable issues which are bound to come up from time to time during a life of flying. You are very nave about physicians income from doing FAA medicals. Eat right, excercise, dont smoke, and dont take drugs of any kind. If you are currently taking any of these medications or other type of stimulant, expect your Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) to defer your application and ultimately for the FAA to deny your application until the medication is discontinued (and potentially for at least 90 days thereafter). The only way around this is to pay for all of your medical care yourself and not use insurance. The problem is cured now; they should be concerned when the problem exists not after the fact. Special Issuance medical exams can cost more. Experts offer these tips: When he isn't flying, Paul Engstrom writes and edits from Sebastopol, Calif. He then went on to work for the leading aviation magazines, including as editor of both AOPA Pilot and Flying. Don't undergo a physical exam if you suspect you might be disqualified. Fess and get a special issuance if necessary. Obviously, many do. The absurdity is having a major federal bureaucracy policing this incredibly low number of deaths. My name is not Gustavo either. How Likely is it that the FAA will Catch You? Certification of employees to preform tasks, medical and eye examinations are normal in the Aerospace industry. However, when it comes to flying without another capable pilot on board.only friends and family..that is another matter. I started flying and was completely awe-stricken. Im an AME. So Rex you never spun around and got dizzy as a child? 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