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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...

So i have my class 3 medical so far, but I failed my color test and got a night time restriction and light gun restriction. I’ll see about removing those restrictions soon, but once I get my class 1 and i still have those restrictions, am I able to fly at night for an airline with a first officer?

A one-legged airplane enthusiast from Suffolk who crashed a plane after authorities had repeatedly warned him not to fly was sentenced Friday to two weeks in jail. Robert R. Gray Jr., 55, pleaded guilty in December to flying without a license. According to court documents, Gray, who uses a...

I am new to this forum. My name is Pete living in the suburbs of Chicago. At the age of 71 I am living out my dream as a student pilot. I soloed in September and currently working on my cross country requirements,weather permitting. The medical issue/question is the following: Since I was 31...

I am currently a Navy flight student, but have recently been disqualified from naval aviation due to blood clots in my Vena Cava and Illiac Veins. After a year on Xarelto, I had stents placed in my Vena Cava and Illiac Veins. 3 months later, the stents occluded, and I had thrombolysis to remove...

I am about 6 hours into my PPL training. I've been doing just 1 lesson a week, which has been a frustratingly slow pace, but I realized a few weeks ago that I could not get a medical certificate without help, because of some fainting incidents I've had in the past. Fast forward to now, all my...

Last year my sleep doc informed me he was dropping all his patients and going in another direction. My medical was due the end of February but due to the flue, travel, and procrastination I didn't get a new doc lined up timely. Last week when I called to schedule an initial consult with a new...

Hello I'm about to go for my medical clearance again; I got one in 2014,first class,when I first came to the US for pilot training. I had stopped and started back up with my training due to some issues with finances and communications. Since I've been in the US I've been diagnosed with social...

I live in Chicago, and i want to fly (I'm 14) But i have a problem, at age 7, i was diagnosed with ADHD However, i don't take a medicine banned by the FAA And, I know i will have to be off the medication to get a PPL, but is it possible to avoid all of this if the diagnose is "overturned" or...

Ok, so many of you have brought to my attention that to be a commercial pilot I have to get a First Class Medical which can be difficult due to my mild case of Cystic Fibrosis (Lung Disease) and Chrons (Inflammatory Bowl Disease). Other than that I'm a healthy, slightly active teen. I have...

Hi all, this is my first post here. Recently I've been experiencing a large amount of stress and almost constant worry about my work, studies, and my future. I feel this has not had any impact on my flying and flying/thinking about flying is pretty much the only time I don't experience any...

Ok, first a bit of background - I'm 15, US citizen, but live in Moscow, Russia, for family reasons. I'm looking into getting a PPL at seventeen/eighteen and then working up to eventually getting an ATPL at some point. Hopefully. First of all, is it worth doing things like the summer flight...