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:yeahthat: @Grapeshot, I'm guessing that you and I are around the same age (60-something), so, this being your first go at a medical certificate, I suggest that you make an appointment for a consultation with an AME before doing the actual medical exam. To keep Sport Pilot as an option, you...

Nice to meet you! I'm new here myself (I've been lurking for a while though)... Color blindness is checked for during a FAA medical exam, so, yeah, it's something to investigate. It seems like testing for color blindness has multiple test type options, so that's good. A medical certificate is...

It took 7 weeks for me to get my medical records (almost 2 years ago), so it sounds like you had the same wait as I did. The "funny" part was that I hadn't flown since 1985, and the medical record information I received from the FAA was that they didn't keep any records for non-interesting (or...

First off, congrats on your 1.5 years of sobriety! I agree 100% with what @Ravioli wrote--contact Dr. Bruce Chien at the link that Ravioli provided in his message. Last I checked, there is no fee for asking Dr. Chien questions online. FYI, he's an HIMS AME (not a plain old AME), and you might...

AMEN!! I love reading about successful FAA Medical hoop-jumping outcomes in this forum. Plus all of the input from members on how to do (or not to do) the jumping, is so valuable. :)

58driver, that's awesome!! Make sure to thank Dr. Bruce too--he is the one who originally posted that wonderful phone number. :) I totally agree with your "SUPER COOL!!" rating about the person calling from the FAA. FWIW, the FAA fella told me when I would likely receive it, and he was...

Good to know about OK City being able to send a copy. Thanks! That said, I'm pretty sure that OK City would not have been able to help me in this case. I say this because the fella I spoke with from Washington D.C said that the medical certificate hadn't yet been signed by the Federal Air...

Ugh. That's rough--I totally feel your pain. Since I was already a certificated pilot, after the year passed by, I started checking the FAA Airman Inquiry webpage to see if my medical showed there. One day the webpage told me I had a third class medical, so I knew I was approved. However, it...

Yes, it was a 3rd class medical. I'm thinking that COVID-19 combined with the retirement of the Federal Air Surgeon might have slowed things down a bit more than usual for me. Based on the information from my AME and from this forum, I was guessing that the paperwork processing would take about...

If your SI needs to go through Washington DC for approval and it has been in the works for a long time, I suggest calling the FAA at 202-267-0435 and leaving a message to have them call you back. This phone number was mentioned by Dr. Bruce (thank you Dr. Bruce!) in another thread. FWIW, I...