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@Brad Z Posted a link to the legal requirements above. Reads to me like you wait until whatever 6-month SI you're on on now is expired and follow the steps outlined. In other words, if you just your certificate re-upped for 6months on September 1, then your SI expires at the end of February...

I feel like when layers get involved, things turn to ****. Your mileage may vary.

No idea what Dr. Bruce's SOP is like, but the first thing my HIMS AME (recommended to me by Dr. Bruce) asked me to do was to sign the FAA Medical records release form to have my records sent to his office. I'm also terribly new to the HIMS program (haven't even received my letter yet) but my...

This is awesome. I need some of that juju!

I've just started my HIMS adventure (haven't even gotten my denial letter yet from the FAA) but my HIMS AME has already suggested that once I jump through the hoops, I should just go basic med. That suits me fine, to be honest. The only real limiting factor for me would be the inability to fly...

After reading so much between application date (2020-07-06) and last Thursday (2020-09-10), I had the same suspicion that I'd end up here too but I was hoping for the best. I have the neuro scheduled for first week of October. Doc says there's "nothing you can really study for. Just get a good...

Woah. Coulda been super bad.

There's also this tidbit: The citation for that quote is from this document. Note specifically the first few paragraphs of page 2. I have no flippin' clue what the FAA is going to do with anyone else that has a past DUI--especially one that is >21 years old--who already has a 3rd-class...

Not gonna lie: I'm a bit jealous. Had I been thinking ahead, I wouldn't have checked the "ever diagnosed with substance abuse?" box (because no, clinically, never) but I am a recovering alcoholic (sober for 19 years). As a result of my honesty, I now have a few more hoops to jump through and...

Although not entirely unexpected, I learned on Thursday from the RFS in Des Moines, WA, that I will be denied a 3rd class medical with the option of going into the HIMS program if I'd like. I've chosen that route and, with the help of @bbchien have identified a HIMS AME near me (in the BFE) with...

Funny that you're nervous flying into a towered airport; I'm 22 hours in only have a handful of landings at a non-towered field whereas most of my primary training is at KBZN (Bozeman, MT). I love the fact that I'm told what I need to do by ATC instead of just trying to coordinate with a bunch...

The implication being that 67.107(a)(4) (and secs 207 and 307) are the operative statements? I think a key phrase would be “...satisfactory to the Federal Air Surgeon, of recovery, including...” It all still depends on what the FAS considers “established clinical evidence,” I should think...

I don't think it matters. Then again, I only have 19.5 hours of time as a student and just did my first dual XC with my instructor two days ago, so take my experience for what it's worth. My landings are likely similar to yours: reasonable. I've had some really great ones and some really ugly...

Interested here, too. Though these maybe famous last words, I have a good feeling about getting a 3rd class medical without HIMS. Of course I"d rather not go through HIMS given the expense and timeline but I know I'd like to hear more and I'm sure there are other hopeful individuals in similar...

2020-08-26: Still waiting. Spoke with a friendly operator today who mentioned that my fax didn't appear to have been scanned in yet (three weeks later) but is with the Alcohol and Drug folks so they know it's there. Had been hoping that there would be minimal time delta between the initial...

There is so much I don't know. Only about 11 hours in to flight training and reading and studying for the PPL written and holy smokes do I feel dumb.

Oops. 6wt. 9'. Fast fingers this AM thanks to my coffee.

I got in to flyfishing in the early '00s and would fish the NGA mountains with a 7.5' 3-wt. I went with a Temple Forks Outfitters rod, designed by Lefty Kreh. It's still a great rod for smaller tribs smaller spring creeks in SW Montana. I built a big fat 6' with a fighting butt to fish for...

Try it with a three weight fly rod and some top-water poppers! Even better!

We have a lot of overlap in our Venn Diagram: Fitness (heavy lifting, run, bike, hike, ski), flyfishing, guitar (bluegrass, singer/songwriter stuff), hunting (including chasing grouse in the mountains), dabble in ham.