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As someone who has recently had to go the HIMS route with (at the time) 19 years of complete abstinence from mind and mood-altering drugs and alcohol along with having a life active in recovery (including some documentation from the early years, none from the middle, and supporting letters from...

During my last visit with my HIMS AME (before I jumped to Basic Med!), he mentioned that this was the case. FAA has seen an increase in the number of airman who have applied, jumped through their hoops, then gone straight to Basic Med after one 6 month 3rd class medical. No idea if what he says...

I'm so confused then; are constant speed props not variable pitch? If this is true, this has been a misunderstanding taught to me by several different CFIs! Edit: Ah. I see my misunderstanding. The "and" in 61.1 that requires all three to be present for "complex." Der. My bad.

As complex as some? No. But 61.1 defines complex as

' I know it's being "worked on," but this is great to hear.

Brief recap followed by update: * I've been clean, sober, and in recovery since 2001-03-10 * since September 2020 (when I was denied a 3rd class but given HIMS encouragement) I had started doing random drug/alcohol screens and have been having an AA attendance log signed at meetings (which is...

Same here, and my HIMS AME didn't have much hope that CAMI would do anything, either. Thus my impetus for going basic med.

It's already been done. I haven't had a chance to fly on it yet because of poor weather in SW MT. My SI doesn't expire until 2026-06-30. The last time I talked to my HIMS AME (who will remain as such until the end of time, they die, or I go through the hassle of getting a new one), I asked them...

Same boat here, except with 22 years sobriety (if I make it to March!). I bailed on my 3rd class just this month (current medical expires 12/31/22) and hopped to Basic Med upon the urging of my HIMS AME who wasn't hopeful that I'd ever get issued a 3rd class without testing restrictions.

Interesting point. How often are edge cases like these reviewed? How frequently does a senior AME get "second guessed" by CAMI? This might be a question for a different thread but I've assumed (again, likely wrongly) that there wasn't much leeway given to even senior AMEs. Is this not the case...

Clearly, you are the expert, but I assumed (incorrectly, it seems) that the "unknown BAC" would have kicked OP into C.

C! C! I think it's C!

It's all about being a dancing monkey and jumping through their hoops. The reality is that the FAA just doesn't care that there are other options out there, regardless of efficacy. The penance for wanting something "other than AA" is added friction. If someone with their medical certificate on...

Second picture FTW.

And in only the 14 years I've lived here!

Has been for a few years now, hasn't it?

I'm a low-ish time private pilot. I know "straight-in approach is in the pilot/controller glossary: I was about 12 miles WNW of KBZN and Big Sky Approach had just handed me off to tower. Tower said "continue for straight-in approach" for runway 12. Would you interpret this to mean that I...

RIght? I was shocked they even suggested it.

+1-year-since-last-update update: My HIMS AME and I had hoped that after CAMI had a relationship with me for a bit that they'd reduce some of the monitoring they asked for (signed AA log, pee in a cup 14 in 12, 6 mos expiration of 3rd class). HIMS doc wrote CAMI to which they have not...

I bought an inexpensive pair for inside the cockpit from Zenni.com. Inexpensive and lots of pretty basic styles. I've bought two pairs of Rx glasses from then, one regular and the non-polarized sunglasses. Both have worked well for me. Edit: Immediately after posting the above, I saw a mention...