Now then, back to your question do pilots lie about medical conditions to their AME naaaaaaah! Doesnt this seem grossly out of proportion? Skye, you may be a little over the top with your attitude but not by all that much. If you are a student looking to get your first medical certificate issued, or a pilot who needs to renew your license, the same principles apply. Drowning deaths 2400 The most recent was a year and a half ago. Others have their dreams dashed who lived years longer flying ultralights. I do not expect it to change in my life time. Skye, If you have not required counselling for a few years and are not taking anti-depressants you should be good to go. There is a good chance you can hide some minor medical problems or even some major ones that you recovered from years ago. Well, I believe we should have to have a medical to operate a car, a motorcycle, a truck, a bus, a train or any type of machine that is exposed to or involved in transportation. They were like so we dont think you ever had it Passed tests with flying colors. Sometimes I think its not necessary for ATC people to have medicals. in detail and conduct a physical exam. And maintaining a Commercial Driver License with some illnesses is more difficult than maintaining and FAA Medical Certificate. Crashing airplanes? Would I report this or any depression on the 8500-8? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I know there are very experienced Senior AMEs out there who may have more influence with a phone call to Oklahoma City. Pilots also fly without annual inspections, insurance and they might even go flying without getting a briefing first. Why would I want to go through the unbelievable hassle of explaining myself to a bunch of know-nothing bureaucrats and internal medicine doctors who dont know their ass from their elbow about depression beyond some laughably simplistic characterization of the disorder in a diagnostics manual? Everyone should say they have been dizzy. My guess is this would have been confirmed by and EEG. It can also ensure you keep flying for years to come. I am a rental pilot as well, and unfortunately, there are no sport rentals available, and they are too expensive to buy. Special Issuance medical exams can cost more. In this application, you must disclose any information about a condition that has the potential to affect your eligibility to fly. I dont remember the exact incidence of pilot incapacitations that they quote at the AME seminars, but it is extremely low. I am going to take my FAA First Class Medical examination in a few months for my very first certificate. A separate authorization request is required for each record released to any third party (physician, insurance company, employer, etc.). May just you please lengthen them a little from next time? Governmental overkill? The AME can comment on the problem stating that it no longer exists and you are not on medication in the comments section on the 8500-8 and submit it along with the note from your counsellor to the FAA and go ahead and issue your Medical Certificate. I had a friend that sold very pricey aircraft (demonstration pilot) that was colorblind. However you have never been treated or taken medication so probably if you disclose it the FAA would require some sort of doctors evaluation which says you are OK and that will be the end of it. MEDICAL CATEGORY 3: This category applies to the issue or revalidation of Student Pilot Permit, Helicopters, Gyroplane, Balloon, Pilot Permit, Gyroplane, Private Pilot Licence Aeroplane, Helicopter Pilot Licence, Flight Instructor Rating, Glider, Ultra-light Aeroplanes. Sorry for apparently differing from the crowd on this, but I think people are nuts if they are lying. I am a nurse and I see it all of the time. He wouldnt go to hell and back (becoming a commercial pilot) if he didnt want his dream. This is a bit off the subject of lying on the 8500-8, but it addresses another approach to not requiring a medical examination for certain types of flying. I gave up on my dreams. Yes I can agree even thought I am a pilot right now I do want to work for the airlines one day so I will need a first class which I currently hold. All medical certificates are valid for 60 months, unless youre 40 or older the day you get it (then its 24 months). Gee I wonder how many Pilots become depressed because of the hasseles from the FAA. NONE . No. I Fly America With the impact these regulations and half-baked ideas have on our lives, economy, and national security in general it is time that federal employees comply with all the regulations the citizens that they regulate have to. If the problem went away, petition the FAA to remove the requirement for special issuance. I was just having so much fun and I didnt realize just how difficult it was going to be. Sign up for our free email newsletter, packed with tips, tricks and news for pilots. When learning to fly originally I was not even made aware this nor the NPPL was available. And even if you assume not, an investigation will cause a demand to produce documents and then the liar is cooked. We are equally desiring of our freedom, but because we are a small group, the bureaucracy can get away with it. I believe you are mis-informed; as long as I hold a once valid third class medical and a valid drivers license, and have not had a third class medical that disqualified me since that qualifying medical exam, Im eligible to fy Sport!I refer you to the following links: http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/medical_certification/sportpilots/response2/, http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/medical_certification/sportpilots/, This is a common misunderstanding. However, the general health standards to meet a drivers license requirement would seem to be a good screening source to id potential problems of health. I am hoping that they do the right thing when it comes to my health assessment. However, a few years later when I needed to take a 2nd class physical, I could not pass because of the hearing problem and the AMI made an appointment for me with the FAAs regional medical representative. You are better off to work truthfully with your AME. Brian, what about a medication that was rx when you were eight and havent taken for 20yrs? Under the new regulation, when the first class privileges expire after twelve months, the first class medical lapses to a third class medical. Seems arbitrary to me. Some pilots are terrified of the FAA's power to revoke their flying privileges and, accordingly, bend or ignore the rules. The problem is I was diagnosed with ADHD back when I was about 9. Pilot medicals are in the news again, with a proposal by EAA and AOPA to let more pilots use a drivers license for their medical. Is the medical for safety or for what other purpose? He passed his 3rd class every time. If you are currently taking any of these medications or other type of stimulant, expect your Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) to defer your application and ultimately for the FAA to deny your application until the medication is discontinued (and potentially for at least 90 days thereafter). Flying is no more dangerous than driving when properly trained. How is that fair? Always wondered if the stress from taking the medical had anything to do with it. They even asked me are you sure you never had epilepsy attacks?. They, and AOPA, worked with me to get it corrected. Every single pilot lied on their medical form. Global misunderstands that Procedure codes, diagnosis codes and pharmacy codes were denied protections under to ACA of 2010. If I wanted to continue learning to fly I had to pay to visit a nomiated CAA doctor. No, I have never lied on the medical application because I understood the ramifications in the event of an accident. This is nothing but government bureaucracy. Hell no!!! Last summer I went to get my 3rd class med. In other words, your health is in your hands. So if there is cause, e.g a call to the FAA's hotline, an investigation will occur, and these will be seen and rather quickly. Note, denial is different from deferral. I have thought about going Sport Pilot but if I am not healthy enough to pass tests for a 3rd class physical I am not healthy enough to fly sport pilot. The questionaire is so impossible to answer honestly because it uses the word ever. Like everything els not all AMEs are created equally. The issue is what we feel is important, because the government wants a complete history and providing it isnt possible and pilots are going to make their own judgements about whats truly important to fully disclose. I on the other hand can only fly sport and do when I can find a plane to rent. I am in full support of the exemption and hope you will support it too; after all, it has worked for the Sport program and it seems it will work for you! But knowing that the FAA has little humor, we all put no. Theyll wait until a couple of major airline pilots go postal or have a seizure over the threshold and get the front page bold type, then overreact totally inappropriately, and far too late. Took the FAA medical (stand on this leg, stand on that leg can you see anything out of this eye, can you see anything out of that eye). If I dont tell him would the FAA find out if I never had another attack? Read from the question directly above the one you linked to: Long-standing FAA regulation, 61.53, prohibits all pilotsthose who are required to hold airman medical certificates and those who are notfrom exercising privileges during periods of medical deficiency. ASMEL, CFII, AME, Hi, Im currently a student pilot I finally saved up the money to go after my dream. I cheeted on a eye test flowen with out a incedent. Im sorry to hear that. Help is only a phone call away! Sometimes, your case can be put higher up in the stack. Yes, I lie about the counseling part. Why do we have a federal bureaucracy policing such a low number of casualties? I would have assumed since this person had been flying for awhile, and flying solo that they would have imposed sanctions such as the ones discussed above. Good guy, good doc, been at it a long time, Im healthy and got my 3rd class. so.does everyone repeat their whole life medical history.or just the recent stuff since the last medical exam? Those that are honest will remain so, and those who arent never will be honest. Im not saying I have a medical cert, but if I did this is what I would do. It is against the APC Forum Rules to advocate any labor action which is not authorized by the RLA/NMB. You can be a Sport Pilot if you have never had your FAA medical denied. Has anyone seen that data? If you didnt say yes then you lied. There are more boating accident deaths (650 or so), motorcycle deaths (4500), automobile (35,000). Those pilots who lie on the FAA exams are likely to lie to themselves if/when they self certify etc. I dont know if all pilots lie during medicals, but I do know of one who did. My AME is like a brother to me and a damn good doc to boot Lamentably, if I have something which could be a liability to me on my next medical, I can not ask my AME/best friend about my problem, and discuss it with him. Most those fellas at the FAA seem pretty smart, but they must be pretty spineless too. Ones health does not distinguish between ones ability to pilot a 2 seater weighing 1320 lbs and a 4 seat airplane weighing 3500 lbs. The Aviation Medical is the most expensive physical exam I have ever had and also the least thorough medical exam I have ever had. Also my flight instructor was telling me that he knew an applicant who lied about his criminal history for shoplifting and two to three months later the FAA found out and pulled his medical currently and he did not hear back for any clearance to fly again so these are great examples why not lie. They have little to do but think up new restrictions, all under the banner of safety. Military veterans should also be aware that the FAA now routinely cross-references your VA disability rating when determining your eligibility for a medical certificate. 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