cpleiss324
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Hello! First time posting on here for me.
I am currently in the process of waiting for my first class medical via the ADHD standard track. This is my first time applying for a medical.
I've heard horror stories of it being 8+ months up to YEARS of people just sitting in the system waiting to hear back on their decision. I've also heard people saying they've had their medical in 3 months. With all of the stuff going on in the federal government right now and with so many people getting fired, would it be at all possible to give a somewhat accurate time frame that I can be expecting to wait? Something a bit more narrow than 3-24 months, as that will drastically change my course of action moving forward. I am currently enrolled in ground school through a university and am going to be starting my private pilot training soon.
My exact situation is this:
Childhood ADHD diagnosis from 5th grade. Took meds for about 2 years and didn't notice much of a difference when on vs off them, so I stopped taking them and was off for about 6 years. Then, in August of 2024, I decided to talk to my doctor about starting meds for the new college semester as I was in engineering school at the time and was trying to see if meds would help with the stress/workload.
A month into those meds (Adderall) doing nothing for me, I just stopped taking them altogether. Fast forward a few months and I realized that engineering just isn't for me, and I started looking into aviation.
As of right now, I have everything submitted in medxpress, including the neurocog screening done (passed with no issues at all) and everything on the checklist. My deferred exam was on January 15th and the last of my records were uploaded on February 13th.
Any sort of time frame would be greatly appreciated. I'm itching to start flying but I don't want to spend a bunch of money if I won't be able to solo for a year.
Thanks in advance
I am currently in the process of waiting for my first class medical via the ADHD standard track. This is my first time applying for a medical.
I've heard horror stories of it being 8+ months up to YEARS of people just sitting in the system waiting to hear back on their decision. I've also heard people saying they've had their medical in 3 months. With all of the stuff going on in the federal government right now and with so many people getting fired, would it be at all possible to give a somewhat accurate time frame that I can be expecting to wait? Something a bit more narrow than 3-24 months, as that will drastically change my course of action moving forward. I am currently enrolled in ground school through a university and am going to be starting my private pilot training soon.
My exact situation is this:
Childhood ADHD diagnosis from 5th grade. Took meds for about 2 years and didn't notice much of a difference when on vs off them, so I stopped taking them and was off for about 6 years. Then, in August of 2024, I decided to talk to my doctor about starting meds for the new college semester as I was in engineering school at the time and was trying to see if meds would help with the stress/workload.
A month into those meds (Adderall) doing nothing for me, I just stopped taking them altogether. Fast forward a few months and I realized that engineering just isn't for me, and I started looking into aviation.
As of right now, I have everything submitted in medxpress, including the neurocog screening done (passed with no issues at all) and everything on the checklist. My deferred exam was on January 15th and the last of my records were uploaded on February 13th.
Any sort of time frame would be greatly appreciated. I'm itching to start flying but I don't want to spend a bunch of money if I won't be able to solo for a year.
Thanks in advance
