Ron

[Unregistered]

My son is beginning his flight training. He wants to be a commercial pilot. last month he was diagnosed with multiple allergies. He was given a prescription for Qvar 80mcg. He was diagnosed with Eosinophillic Esophagitis. He will be going for his 3rd class soon and then later 2nd and 1st class. Will he be eligible to fly?

 

[BigBadLou]

You best talk to Dr. Bruce here.
I believe he disabled his PMs but you can reach him here.

 

[HighFlyingA380]

I second the suggestion to talk with Bruce, and will add, why start with 3rd? If he's wanting to be a professional pilot, he'll need a 1st anyway, so just start off with it...

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

AOPA Turbo Medical would be a good first stop. You can get a free trial membership for 6 months.

 

[flyingron]

You need to identify the reason for the eosinophillic esophagitis. If it's just acid reflux, then issuance with the common acid pump drugs (protonix, nexium, prilosec) is not going to be too involved. However, you need to understand if that's really the case. Further, you're going to want to make sure you're not progressing into something like Barrett's Esophagus. You want your son's long term health dealt with before you start worrying about the FAA.

The allergies shouldn't be a big issue and qvar just takes a status report of no side effects to approve.

 

[Unregistered]

Thank You for your reply. We are currently working with the doctors to figure this out. The reason I am curious about the medicals is because he has always wanted to be a Marine Corps pilot. Since his diagnoses, he has had to face the fact that he probably will not qualify for the service, (Very hard for him to accept). He is now hoping to go the civilian route.

 

[Skip Miller]

Thank You for your reply. We are currently working with the doctors to figure this out. The reason I am curious about the medicals is because he has always wanted to be a Marine Corps pilot. Since his diagnoses, he has had to face the fact that he probably will not qualify for the service, (Very hard for him to accept). He is now hoping to go the civilian route.

Get thee to Dr. Bruce Chien, as others have said. He is a specialist in difficult medical certifications so lots of us here are confident that if your son can get a certificate, Dr. Bruce is the path. Seriously, call or email him at his aeromedical.doc website.

Also know that if your son is not certifiable, he will tell you that, too. He shoots straight and expects you to be perfectly honest with him, too.

Best wishes to your son!

-Skip

 

[JeffDG]

If you like, not related to aeromedical certification, drop me a PM. My daughter's got EoE, and sometimes it's nice to talk to someone who's been-there-done-that. She started off with 11 foods she had to avoid, including dairy, eggs and wheat...talk about tough grocery shopping.

 

[Unit74]

Thank You for your reply. We are currently working with the doctors to figure this out. The reason I am curious about the medicals is because he has always wanted to be a Marine Corps pilot. Since his diagnoses, he has had to face the fact that he probably will not qualify for the service, (Very hard for him to accept). He is now hoping to go the civilian route.

Having gone through the WOFT program screening, I will say this. You must be perfectly healthy. Period. Any reason to doubt that and you're done. What about joint in an aviation support roll? He can work on his commercial license and tuition assistance will pay for it if he goes to an approved school like Embry.