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Mr.Tig
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I am in the process of applying for my first 3rd class medical and know I will receive a Special Issuance. If I receive a SI will I have to go to the doctor every year to get updated documentation to submit to the FAA? Or after the first SI do I note "previously reported no change" and receive the medical from the AME?
A little background. I've always wanted to fly and started lessons. I put off the medical because its about a 1-2 hour drive to a reputable AME. I always been real healthy so I didn't think much about passing a physical until I started researching the FAA requirements. I had a diagnosis of cervical dystonia years ago. This is basically a very minor tremor that is inherited. It is not present 90-95% of the time, There is no pain, no chance of incapacitation, no medications taken, has not changed in ten years, and not noticeable unless you are a doctor looking for it. I started reading the Guide for AME's and the FAA grouped dystonia with diseases that people die from like Parkinson's and Huntington's disease. Needless to say I was completely shocked and immediately knew the FAA was going to have a field day with my dream of being a pilot. I can get a letter from my neurologist and submit to FAA, but am curious if I am going to have to jump through hoops yearly to keep my PPL. I hate to spend 10k on a PPL and then have my medical yanked in a year or two.
A little background. I've always wanted to fly and started lessons. I put off the medical because its about a 1-2 hour drive to a reputable AME. I always been real healthy so I didn't think much about passing a physical until I started researching the FAA requirements. I had a diagnosis of cervical dystonia years ago. This is basically a very minor tremor that is inherited. It is not present 90-95% of the time, There is no pain, no chance of incapacitation, no medications taken, has not changed in ten years, and not noticeable unless you are a doctor looking for it. I started reading the Guide for AME's and the FAA grouped dystonia with diseases that people die from like Parkinson's and Huntington's disease. Needless to say I was completely shocked and immediately knew the FAA was going to have a field day with my dream of being a pilot. I can get a letter from my neurologist and submit to FAA, but am curious if I am going to have to jump through hoops yearly to keep my PPL. I hate to spend 10k on a PPL and then have my medical yanked in a year or two.