medical

Good afternoon! I'm obviously new here so I kind of wanted to introduce myself first. My name is Josh! :) I'm currently 27 and I've been interested in flying my entire life, but only recently have I been able to get to pursue it! I've flown a couple of times before on trips. Actually got to fly...

Hey All I was prescribed Adderall after college (since 2009) and have been taking it on and off since then. A few years ago I started flying and eventually earned my PPL and got my 3rd class medical having misinterpreted the FAA's stance on the drug and the disorder. My understanding was that...

I have a past voluntary hospitalization that ended in getting diagnosed with depression/suicidal ideation. Am I completely screwed? I am working with a psychiatrist and working on a board-certified psychiatrist to prove that am stable without medication. I was on Wellbutrin for approximately 2...

Hello all, I have never gotten an AME examination before and am in need of one in the next year. I had a procedure 3 years ago that will require me to get a special issuance and some cardiac tests done. I have reached out to several AME’s and doctor Bruce and have all confirmed this. I am...

Hello everyone, I am a bit worried as I got accepted to University with a flight program which starts in the Spring. When I was 16 I underwent a cardiac ablation to cure my SVT, which was harmless and no restrictions were placed on me. I had two ablations as the first one wasn't successful...

Hoping to get some advice from someone who knows or someone has been through this process in the past. I recently put getting my pilots license on the back burner, after finding out I’m most likely going to have some serious hold ups with getting my 3rd class medical. Long story short, my...

Hello everyone, I was wondering how much a second class medical costs. I can't find anything online. Thank you!

I searched and couldn't see any posts about this, so if I missed it I apologize now. After having lost my medical to a cancer battle 10 years ago, I was looking into getting my 3rd class to exercise my private pilot privileges. I waited both for money and I was told after 10 years I would not...

Hello. I'm guessing this is the best forum to post this question in. Received my VFR private license single engine land in 1998 and flew for 4 years until it became too expensive to continue to rent. Now 21 years later I've got the bug again and want to go flying! Between 1998 I've had two...

Hello I think I really messed up on my medical and I'm afraid it could be revoked. In 2008 I got a dui but didn't even start flying until 2013. It was difficult to get my first medical but I did. I reported it again on my second and third. On my third year my doctor told me that since I had...

Hello all. I've held a 3rd class medical for about 2 years and just found out that I have a mental health diagnosis. After a family tragedy when I was younger I saw a psychiatrist for some time. I never knew I had any sort of diagnosis until a few days ago when I learned I was diagnosed with...

I have read many stories of people with childhood diagnosis made by some quack psychologists being able to get re-evaluated as an adult, get the diagnosis overturned, and get certified. I am basically trying to do the same thing, having recently stopped medication for ADHD and anxiety. My main...

Wondering if anyone could provide me with some advice. I am currently on SSRI (escitalopram). Been on same dose for >7 years. Prior to that, a depression episode about 7 years previous at uni which had me on sertraline for about 12 months. I have been intending to come off the SSRI as the...

Yes, yet another topic on this matter... 3 years ago, I was arrested for DUI at age 22, blew a .22 at the station, but due to evidence of faulty procedural technique, I was charged with DUAC at .08 and I plead guilty. I told my attorney I didn't want to go through with trying to fight it, I was...

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So after 4 months of review I have finally received the official letter from the FAA that my medical has been denied since I have been diagnosed with PTSD. Long story short, I was involved in a natural gas explosion involving a crematory at a funeral home. Due to pending litigation, I required a...

Hello, I am working on getting my private pilot license. I do have some medical conditions, so I was given a special issuance 3rd class medical by the FAA. I took a break from flight training, and the medical is now expired. So I was wondering, rather than having to get another special issuance...

Hello, I am a new member, looking to getting SP license, the reason I chose it was mainly because it does not require medical and of my concern about the possibility of failing a medical check which may cost me both Sport and potential future Private pilot license, Since I am new to this, I have...

Hey all, I have nowhere else to turn, and you all have proven to be a great source of information and advice. I am a private pilot w/instrument rating who has been flying since Summer 2016. I absolutely love it. I had to fight through red tape and nonsense to get my 3rd class medical. It took me...

I had seen a psychiatrist from the age on 27 until I was 35 and took medication for depression, and ADD. I don't feel I have ADD, maybe just a few of the traits on the spectrum and for the last 3 or 4 years I have not taken any ADD or depression medication. I was never good with book work and I...