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I wonder what effect BasicMed has had on the number of HIMS pilots in the GA world? I imagine that a significant number of GA pilots who were in the HIMS program could have moved to BasicMed.

Sorry about my six month example confusion. I just used six months as an example because it sounded reasonable based on what he wrote, and based on my own past special issuance experience. o_O Basically, I’m guessing that if he got a special issuance letter, it’s the SI letter that expires in...

I think that quote from Dr. Bruce might have been for a pilot who had to pass some med tests while holding a current medical certificate—such as getting monitored for alcohol. The pilot must submit to those tests until the current medical certificate expires. If the pilot doesn’t comply, the...

I'm tending to agree with Matthew at this point. Because it seems like you didn't need an HIMS AME to get this SI, the sixty days is probably needed by the FAA to give them time to renew your certificate before it expires. In addition to AOPA, you might want to try contacting Dr. Bruce Chien (a...

It appears that this is confusing to mere mortals like PoA members! ;) Are you seeing a HIMS AME for your third class medical? If so, I would ask the HIMS AME what the above quoted requirement means. Hopefully our wonderful HIMS AMEs (@bbchien or @lbfjrmd) can stop by to decipher that for us...

Dr. Alexander Lippisch's "The Secret of Flight" short movies do a great job (at least they did for me) of showing and explaining how wings work...thankfully without going into any math. It's a multi-part movie series made available from the University of Iowa and is available on youtube. I'm...

I would have laughed out loud too! So, I just had to look! There are two pilots named Roger Murdock in the FAA Pilot Database. Neither got past being a student pilot. That said, perhaps one was a passenger on your flight...and he didn't have the fish. :rolleyes:

If you are waiting for a special issuance medical from FAA Medical in Washington DC, check out the link below for a phone number to call that might help get you more information... https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/deferred-medical-timeline.129624/#post-3018682

Yeah. And the C210 can get to its maximum operating altitude of 765 ft. in under 2 seconds!! ;)

My suggestion is that you contact Dr. Bruce Chien (@bbchien) at http://www.aeromedicaldoc.com. Click on the site's "How to Start" link, and describe your situation in the contact form. Dr. Bruce is excellent, and you will get correct advice from him about how to proceed. I don't believe there is...

Please try contacting HIMS AME Dr. Bruce Chien (@bbchien) at http://www.aeromedicaldoc.com. Click on the site's "How to Start" link, and describe your situation. Dr. Bruce is excellent, and you will get great and correct advice from him about how to proceed. Good luck!

I, too, am a software developer and I took the CogScreen-AE a couple of years ago. The test starts out stating that time and accuracy are measured, and that both are important. It turns out that taking your time to prevent mistakes is a bad strategy (don't ask how I know!). A winning strategy...

Good clarification, WDD.

I'm glad that Dr. Bruce was helpful for you--he has helped many on this forum! :) Good luck!

FAA Medical doesn't "see" things like pandemics, but it sees antidepressant medication very well. So, the antidepressants are definitely something that will make getting an FAA Medical Certificate a challenge. If you are willing to fly as a Sport Pilot (fly a light sport aircraft during day VFR...

Thanks for the reality check Dr. Bruce. Heavy sigh.

Ditto...including the same experience with bicycle helmets. I wear a 7 3/4 hat and the A20 works fine for me.

Agreed! The big improvement, IMHO, would be reducing the amount of time it takes to get a Special Issuance medical processed by FAA Medical. I mean, when a pilot completes all of the medical exams required for the SI, and the treating doctors tell you that you passed all of the tests, it's...

This AOPA Live report with Mark Baker sounds very encouraging to me, but I'm new to the FAA Medical party. Could a 60 day turnaround for FAA Medical applications actually happen within FAA Medical Division's current budget? Also, it appears that Dr. Northrup supports BasicMed. That's...

Ryan, Congratulations on your success! That is a great write-up of the process. While I don't have any color recognition issues, it was very interesting to me to read about what the FAA required you to do. I know that what you wrote will be very helpful for others in your situation. Well done.