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- Special Issuance (10 replies)
- ADHD HIMS Doctor recommendations (10 replies)
- AME Seacoast NH (0 replies)
- South Jersey AME (2 replies)
- VA Disability and Fighter Pilot Neck Injury (5 replies)
- Glioblastoma occurance in pilots (12 replies)
- New FAA requirements for CAC Score tests (17 replies)
- Error on previous medical app (14 replies)
- Boulder, CO area 1st Class AME (7 replies)
- YAG Laser (7 replies)
- Medical limiting diagnoses (5 replies)
- Zepbound CACI - New Medical Immediately or Report on Next? (14 replies)
- LA/OC area AME (1 replies)
- regular doc booked solid.... looking or rec's dallas (11 replies)
- Testosterone Replacement therapy (18 replies)
- Wingman Med? (4 replies)
- Looking for good eye guy (10 replies)
- Current FAA backlog? (13 replies)
- Proactive Northern VA AME (5 replies)
- AME recommendation IAD/DCA area (3 replies)
- Dr. Mark Manteuffel - Coeur d'Alene AME Killed in Helicopter Crash (10 replies)
- Pilot Sentenced for lying on FAA Medical application... (10 replies)
- Second Class Medical with Restrictions (4 replies)
- After Quadruple Bypass Surgery - Getting First Class Medical Back. *** (5 replies)
- Chemo Port (18 replies)
- Claiming 100% Disability? (25 replies)
- FAA Approved Antidepressant Medications (3 replies)
- Sleep Apnea -- What does my AME need? (12 replies)
- Retina eye problems (5 replies)
- AME passed. User-friendly AME ? KPIE / KTPA / KSRQ / KMCO area (6 replies)
- Type 1 Diabetes (3 replies)
- Pilot friendly AME list (2 replies)
- 1st Class Medical with Limitation (5 replies)
- AME recommendations around Orlando MCO (3 replies)
- Heart problem in Tortola BVI (22 replies)
- AME Recommendations SAT/AUS (5 replies)
- Medical Issue while on the road (diplopia) (11 replies)
- Naval aviators heart failures up 900% since covid jab (36 replies)
- States passing laws against Fat discrimination in hiring (16 replies)
- Spikevax- Really (5 replies)
- Anyone have experience in having their Special Issuance status removed? (15 replies)
- Blood pressure monitor. (11 replies)
- AME rec in SUA/PBI (11 replies)
- Sleep apnea diagnosis (21 replies)
- 440,000 New Medical Cert Applications.... (12 replies)
- Return to flight medical for Capt. Wile E Coyote (33 replies)
- FAA Issues New ADHD Guidance for AMEs (8 replies)
- PVC Blindside / Medical Deferral Process (4 replies)
- WaPo: "5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues. Most are still flying." (35 replies)
- CMH 1ST Class AME (3 replies)
- SoCal AME? (8 replies)
- AME in the Toms River and South area (7 replies)
- FAA Medical Branch delays (13 replies)
- Pilot Cancer Rates (36 replies)
- FAA AME South Florida (3 replies)
- Another Use for Viagra (13 replies)
- Recurrent Training Question (3 replies)
- VA Disability vs FAA (21 replies)
- FAA AME - Maine (6 replies)
- Skin Cancer - Basal Cell Carcinoma (12 replies)
- AME Recommendations for Santa Barbara (0 replies)
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Screening (24 replies)
- FAA Easing Aeromedical Rules for Mental Health Issues (12 replies)
- Denver/Colorado Springs AME Recommendations (8 replies)
- Weight Loss Drugs (57 replies)
- FAA Coronary Heart Disease Protocol - regaining medical (12 replies)
- AME Advocate (21 replies)
- ..."trauma from flying a plane, which would have developed over time" (4 replies)
- Mental Health for Pilots and our loved ones (7 replies)
- Cardiac PVC's (40 replies)
- FAA AEROMED SUCKS, IGNORE THEM (11 replies)
- Short QT (0 replies)
- FAA Class 1 Medical for overseas (14 replies)
- Huck Got Lucky - Epilogue (37 replies)
- Getting Class 1 back following a heart attack (17 replies)
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) - how to prevent it starting at 18 Years old. (3 replies)
- Arthroplasty- Full Knee Replacement (1 replies)
- SMH.... (51 replies)
- Hypothyroidism (3 replies)
- I had a Triple Bypass. (22 replies)
- Guide for AMEs has changed (EKGs) (13 replies)
- Low White Blood Count (WBC) (18 replies)
- Any way to push a Special Issuance? (22 replies)
- Stents (0 replies)
- HIMS Program Step Downs (2 replies)
- Ear/Sinus Trouble (22 replies)
- PHX Rheumatologists (0 replies)
- Kidney Donation (19 replies)
- Swollen finger ring removal! (8 replies)
- Afib (5 replies)
- AME recommendations in Phoenix (3 replies)
- AME in the southwest? (11 replies)
- PD Dialysis (0 replies)
- Orgovyx (2 replies)
- Pompano Beach FL AME (0 replies)
- Dextrocardia. .Anybody familiar.. (17 replies)
- Ame North of Boston (4 replies)
- Tampa Area LASIK (1 replies)
- FAA MedXPress is down this morning. (6/13/2022) (2 replies)
- AME - Fort Worth/Denton, Texas (3 replies)
- FAA/Special Issuance knowledgeable/experienced Dallas-area Cardiologist (9 replies)
- Seizure (11 replies)
- Tracking Medical Applications in Real-Time (0 replies)
- Electronic Medical Certificates??? (15 replies)
- Failing the next generation - ADD in kids and getting medicals (26 replies)
- Testing Negative for Covid-19 (10 replies)
- Greater Tuberosity fracture? (6 replies)
- Aviation Psychologist (5 replies)
- ACL (3 replies)
- Tampa area AME needed (1 replies)
- Lowering cholesterol/etc. on the road (7 replies)
- Prostrate Cancer (8 replies)
- Blood pressure medication experiences... advice (49 replies)
- Recommendation for AME near MCO, GNV, TPA (1 replies)
- Meet Two Westjet Pilots Who Have Lost Their Jobs (105 replies)
- Bose Hearing Aids (5 replies)
- FAA disregards own medical rules re: COVID vaxxed pilots? (8 replies)
- AME Gotcha! Don’t give out your Medexpress # in advance (8 replies)
- AME - Port Charlotte, FL (1 replies)
- AME-IAH (1 replies)
- Eye Drops replace Glasses (1 replies)
- Basic Med Experiences (2 replies)
- Bariatric Surgery (51 replies)
- AMAS????? (2 replies)
- Excellent AME in Savannah, GA (KSAV) (3 replies)
- Uveitis (eye issue) (0 replies)
- Dental Implant (15 replies)
- Great AME - Hartford CT (0 replies)
- Primary care physician DFW (0 replies)
- Dr Mazda - Westchester, PA? (5 replies)
- AME South Jersey Area (12 replies)
- AME - TPA / PIE area - Dr. Laguna retiring / need a new AME (6 replies)
- AME SoCal weekend medical (5 replies)
- Vaccination in FL as a TX resident? (46 replies)
- AME Teterboro (3 replies)
- AME - North Carolina (11 replies)
- Pilot Mental Health Webinars (2 replies)
- "How Federal Restrictions Force Pilots To Hide Mental Illness" (7 replies)
- MIA AME rocommendations (3 replies)
- Blood Donation (12 replies)
- Dr. Gursoy in APF retired ! (5 replies)
- Time to Special Issuance (2 replies)
- Need to lose weight/get healthy? (24 replies)
- Pilot friendly optometrist near KVNY? (0 replies)
- Countries that don’t require an FAA Medical? (3 replies)
- CBD and Marijuana (42 replies)
- If you got COVID - it’s okay to tell your AME now. (8 replies)
- AME in the Charlotte NC area (5 replies)
- Covid-19 and Medical Certification (4 replies)
- Missing an arm (24 replies)
- Compression socks, what say you hivemind? (8 replies)
- FAA approved “single shot” covid Vaccine for pilots (10 replies)
- What is new in Medical Certification (4 replies)
- ADD (5 replies)
- Inspire OSA Treatment ? (7 replies)
- Special Issuance Medical (Ocular Hypertension) (1 replies)
- Gall Bladder Surgery (5 replies)
- reporting AME visit (3 replies)
- In home COVID testing (32 replies)
- Aviation Attorney (6 replies)
- FAA OKC Backlog (37 replies)
- AME - Boca Raton area (12 replies)
- FAA Approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for Pilots and ATC (2 replies)
- Pilots and the vaccine (76 replies)
- Allergy Shots (21 replies)
- Clinical Trials Invalidate Your Medical (5 replies)
- Inflight Backseat Workout (24 replies)
- Looking for an AME in the Houston area (6 replies)
- Anyone using a mini/travel CPAP? (3 replies)
- FAA examiner in the Denver area? (9 replies)
- Kardia (1 replies)
- EKG (22 replies)
- reinstaing medical certificate (3 replies)
- Good AME Near Fresno, CA (0 replies)
- Statins and Body Aches (44 replies)
- Anyone Using Humira (adalimumab)? (0 replies)
- AME in the Murrieta/Temecula area (14 replies)
- FAA Cardiac Special Issuance (4 replies)
- New SFAR extending medicals (7 replies)
- COVID Screening for Travel (27 replies)
- He Read the COVID Manual (77 replies)
- EKG irregularities (10 replies)
- Gout (20 replies)
- 4th DUI and HIMS. (22 replies)
- Color Blindness (19 replies)
- Getting a medical back following cancer (19 replies)
- Assistance (4 replies)
- Expiration date on 1st class but unable to see AME (17 replies)
- 1st class AME recommendations in SLC area (5 replies)
- Have you EVER HAD IN YOUR LIFE (27 replies)
- Pilot friendly AME-KSJC (6 replies)
- Pain Medication (5 replies)
- Glasses (10 replies)
- Need 1st class medical in CLT area (7 replies)
- AME Recommendation West Suburbs of Chicago (8 replies)
- Dr. Dellorso, KEWR HIMS AME, Retired / Closed up shop (0 replies)
- Why are you applying for a Medical Certificate or Clearance? (8 replies)
- Second Class allowed for 121 SIC (7 replies)
- EKG issue (2 replies)
- Chronic Urticaria (Hives) (1 replies)
- Lens replacement surgery. (4 replies)
- Cold Season- Recipes (38 replies)
- Alcohol treatment (25 replies)
- Medjet: Anyone using it? (1 replies)
- 5% Deaf (31 replies)
- Ambien? (18 replies)
- Cardiac valve replacement (15 replies)
- AME Wisconsin (3 replies)
- How long to get medical back? (4 replies)
- AME in/around KSGF Springfield, Mo (0 replies)
- AME that specializes in Special Issuances (9 replies)
- Summary of FAA Medical Standards (1 replies)
- Training While Medically Grounded (17 replies)
- Cataract surgery (6 replies)
- Airline / large 135: Mental health services? (0 replies)
- Efudex (5 replies)
- Company requiring detailed medical information to return to work (10 replies)
- Multifocal scleral contact lenses (30 replies)
- AME rec. in St. Louis or Walk-in DFW? (5 replies)
- FMLA issues (5 replies)
- Mexico med certificate question (17 replies)
- PHL AME recommendations (4 replies)
- Pilot friendly AME Knoxville area (8 replies)
- Enbrel (0 replies)
- Fighter Pilots & Prostate Cancer (4 replies)
- I need a Pilot-Friendly AME in Bradenton/Sarasota area (3 replies)
- Overweight, Hypertension, Type II Diabetic, Sleep Apnea (48 replies)
- FAA access to medical records (14 replies)
- Getting hired after having heart attack (4 replies)
- Renewing Medical after unexpected hospital stay (18 replies)
- I goofed up! (34 replies)
- OSA SI Renewal: did my AME make a mistake? (2 replies)
- NEEDED: Pilot Friendly AME - Las Vegas area (7 replies)
- Hernia surgery? (11 replies)
- Life Insurance for Pilots (4 replies)
- Calories aren't equal (0 replies)
- Experience with Mayo Clinic (10 replies)
- Multi Focal Contact Lenses (6 replies)
- Bringing Your Meds To Japan? Study The Laws A Little. (1 replies)
- I think I tore my rotator cuff.... (48 replies)
- Be careful with Zithromax (16 replies)
- Do I Need a Lawyer? (35 replies)
- Public Service Announcement (13 replies)
- SI and the Government Shutdown (1 replies)
- New Hip! (40 replies)
- AME Miami (7 replies)
- Night Vision Q (8 replies)
- AME Honolulu (3 replies)
- Eye Test before going into the Medical (24 replies)
- Pilot Mental Health - "The Lived Experience" (article) (1 replies)
- CSF Leak (0 replies)
- BMI & Sleep Apnea (40 replies)
- Psych eval to get medical back (Wish me luck!) (37 replies)
- *(&% Gall Bladder (24 replies)
- Dark Mode (1 replies)
- FAA AME close to JFK (2 replies)
- AME West LA (4 replies)
- AME in NYC/Long Island (2 replies)
- Let the the witch hunt begin! (18 replies)
- FAA AME in Dubai (14 replies)
- Sex addiction is now a mental disorder! (21 replies)
- AME in Mid-South (7 replies)
- Eye Issues (12 replies)
- Doctor admitting rights to hospital? (4 replies)
- Seattle AME, Pilot friendly, Randy Franke (4 replies)
- OSA SI - what does the Sleep Doc statement need to have? (2 replies)
- Kidney Cancer. (37 replies)
- Brazil - Yellow Fever (0 replies)
- Always Use Protection! (21 replies)
- Start of the end of antibiotics ? (8 replies)
- Sarasota area AME Recommendations (1 replies)
- Houston area AME (7 replies)
- Proton Therapy (8 replies)
- Catheterization (18 replies)
- Family Practice/General Practitioner In Denver (0 replies)
- LCL sprain (1 replies)
- Cancer diagnosis for PIC (38 replies)
- Flu season 2017/18 (14 replies)
- HIMS Information (4 replies)
- Approved medication list (11 replies)
- AME East of Boston (Beverly to Gloucester area) (5 replies)
- AME Southeast Ct (4 replies)
- Class 1 medical after stroke? (6 replies)
- new BP guidelines..... (16 replies)
- Herniated Disc Surgery / Microdiscectomy (17 replies)
- TEB Area AME? (7 replies)
- WI, IA, IL area AME Recommendation (7 replies)
- Anchorage AME (2 replies)
- Dulles, Leesburg area Ophthalmologist. (0 replies)
- Meniscus surgery and the FAA (17 replies)
- Santa Cruz/Bay Area AME Recommendations (9 replies)
- DFW AME recommendation? (26 replies)
- FAA Medical NH/Dr. Zwaan Exeter NH (7 replies)
- What the health (31 replies)
- Friend with sleep apnea died yesterday.... (8 replies)
- AME near ICT (6 replies)
- VA Disability (13 replies)
- New Chicagoland AME (5 replies)
- I need new AME in KFLL area (13 replies)
- Hydration (31 replies)
- How long to wait after prescription meds? (4 replies)
- Therapy (Couples and Individual) (18 replies)
- Need some funnies (24 replies)
- AME as a Primary Care Physician? (17 replies)
- Eyes That Fly (1 replies)
- AME PBI (5 replies)
- Cataract Surgery (10 replies)
- Anyone donated a kidney or other organ? (4 replies)
- Aneurysm (non-cerebral) (1 replies)
- Loyola Center For Health - Avoid (1 replies)
- Airline pilot overdose? (168 replies)
- Bob Harper has a heart attack. (241 replies)
- Aviation and Occupational Medicine in Denver Review (6 replies)
- CHS AME (2 replies)
- EKG Abnormality (24 replies)
- VNY AME (2 replies)
- Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB) (25 replies)
- Bemer (23 replies)
- AME in Long Beach? (2 replies)
- Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) (13 replies)
- Specialised Life Insurance for Pilots (4 replies)
- Deferred Medical (32 replies)
- Cancer and return to flight - AME search (4 replies)
- Anyone have any knowledge about getting a medical with an ICD implanted? (5 replies)
- Multiple Sclerosis (10 replies)
- Malarone, Yes or No (19 replies)
- Scaphoid Break Question (6 replies)
- Visiting AME while sick? (20 replies)
- Neurocognitive Testing for Special Issuance Medical (3 replies)
- DFW area recommendations on LASIK eye surgery, please !!! (3 replies)
- Searching for an AME Akron/Canton/South Cleveland area (3 replies)
- AME Tulsa, OK (8 replies)
- Maddox Rod Test (5 replies)
- Getting on BP Medication (34 replies)
- Wrongful information disclosed on medical (17 replies)
- Medical eye exam issue (21 replies)
- Rabies (12 replies)
- AME for Special Issuance Assistance? (SoCal/NV/AZ preferred) (9 replies)
- DUI Reporting and FAA Evaluations (25 replies)
- Huck Got Lucky (415 replies)
- AUS AME (0 replies)
- Dallas AME (8 replies)
- FAA Medical price (45 replies)
- LAS AME (5 replies)
- SNA Area AME (9 replies)
- Denver area AME (11 replies)
- Zika (14 replies)
- Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) - A Public Service Announcement (12 replies)
- Prostatitis? (2 replies)
- AME in the Birmingham, AL area (3 replies)
- AME in Europe? (2 replies)
- White coat syndrome (26 replies)
- AME's? (0 replies)
- Previous medical applications via medexpress? (9 replies)
- New Career after Loss of Medical (20 replies)
- Bad advice from my AME? (42 replies)
- Can an owner request a physical exam of a pilot employed by a management company? (28 replies)
- ECG Non-Interpretable Due to Reversed Leads (2 replies)
- Gnarly German Wings GQ article (3 replies)
- Loss of Medical Insurance (7 replies)
- Get Your Medical Early (41 replies)
- 2nd Class Medical Question (5 replies)
- Under-pronators (2 replies)
- 6th cranial nerve palsy. (4 replies)
- BNA AME Recommends? And Questionable/Odd AME Visit (2 replies)
- Toxic Flyer (9 replies)
- NYC AME (5 replies)
- CLE area AME (3 replies)
- Pittsburgh area AME (13 replies)
- Return to Flight Status after Severe Medical Incident (11 replies)
- Petition to Allow Type I Diabetics to Obtain 1st or 2nd Class Medical (6 replies)
- Double Vision Eye Test (9 replies)
- Crohn's disease? (9 replies)
- Dallas/FTW urologist? (0 replies)
- NY/CT LASIK Recommendations? (26 replies)
- FAA AME Asheville NC? (2 replies)
- Sharing our Journeys do make a difference (2 replies)
- AME in Johnson City, TN Tri Cities area??? (0 replies)
- AME in Greenville Spartanburg GSP area??? (3 replies)
- AME in Asheville NC area??? (0 replies)
- AME in MA for Medical Issue (7 replies)
- AME in or around Wichita, KS? (3 replies)
- "Hell's Itch" (28 replies)
- AME in the Oklahoma City area ??? (1 replies)
- MedXpress PRNC Question (7 replies)
- Hypertension now being handled with AME only, no treating dr report? (19 replies)
- A pilots family in need of help...... (0 replies)
- Marriage Counseling (19 replies)
- Discounted Prescription Drugs (5 replies)
- AME near IAD/JYO? (9 replies)
- Just had cataract surgery (20 replies)
- Valium question (5 replies)
- Aeromedical response time (3 replies)
- SEA AME (4 replies)
- Heartburn After Flying? (12 replies)
- Nerve Block and PARS Defect (3 replies)
- Atrial Fibrillation (66 replies)
- AME near Raleigh NC (9 replies)
- "Piloting Breast Cancer". (6 replies)
- Lasik?? And FAA Google search no Definitive Answer! (8 replies)
- Medical (1 replies)
- The End of Medical Privacy Laws for Pilots?? (12 replies)
- Vasectomy (75 replies)
- Special Issuance Medical (13 replies)
- ADHD screening recommendations, Washington DC area (36 replies)
- Spinal Tap Anyone? (18 replies)
- Copy of Form 8500-9 (8 replies)
- Cervical disc replacement (10 replies)
- Many pilots 'medically-impaired' due to toxic cabin air (7 replies)
- Loss of Medical insurance? (14 replies)
- Duplicate Medical Cert (2 replies)
- is Dr. Ross still in the YIP area ???? (3 replies)
- Hip Bursitis (22 replies)
- Can't find FAA guidance on Cataract & ESP (endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation)surgery (12 replies)
- Letter from the FAA (26 replies)
- Kidney Stones (37 replies)
- hypoxic hypoxia (4 replies)
- Ambulance Drone - VIDEO (1 replies)
- Orlando AME (5 replies)
- A gentle touch in Denver (15 replies)
- Shingles (40 replies)
- FAA re evaluating old PRNC status? (27 replies)
- Hypertension (1 replies)
- New Special Issuance Procedures (31 replies)
- Pain while flying after having rods/pins/metal things inserted? (19 replies)
- MedXPress form by iPad? (5 replies)
- Bad info from AME (37 replies)
- Sciatic Pain (50 replies)
- South Florida (FLL) AME? (22 replies)
- AME VRB (5 replies)
- Accutane (20 replies)
- Special Issuance AMEs in the PHX area (9 replies)
- Eye exam (25 replies)
- Canker Sores (12 replies)
- Colon Cancer (45 replies)
- AME PANC (4 replies)
- Organophosphate poisoning - AKA Bleed Air (28 replies)
- Tricare (5 replies)
- STL AME? (10 replies)
- Medical Question - Stent (22 replies)
- Yes! (29 replies)
- Indianapolis AME (6 replies)
- AME near Manchester NH ? (8 replies)
- Ebola, the disease that scares the crap outta everyone. (31 replies)
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (6 replies)
- Medical - Special Issuance Advice (4 replies)
- Type II Diabetes (9 replies)
- Mono anyone?? (4 replies)
- MRO - Medical Review Officer (2 replies)
- Atlanta area AME (16 replies)
- Fractured Fibula (12 replies)
- My experience with Chiropractors (34 replies)
- FAA Revised OSA Guidelines (107 replies)
- Atlanta area AME (19 replies)
- Wonky Sleep Schedule (6 replies)
- JAX AME? (7 replies)
- Medical duration (25 replies)
- Reporting surgery (6 replies)
- Dulles AME? (9 replies)
- AME in the Hartford CT area (6 replies)
- Basal Cell - FAA (10 replies)
- Food Allergies (1 replies)
- AME Kansas City (1 replies)
- AME Long Island (13 replies)
- Contemplating cosmetic procedure. (6 replies)
- SI Class I Medical - you may not get a job (1 replies)
- What If Your Waco Went 457mph? (6 replies)
- Medical (14 replies)
- Alternate Vision Screening? (12 replies)
- First Class medical duration and exsercising the privileges for a license validated by third country (3 replies)
- And So The Waiting Begins... (23 replies)
- Special Issuance Waivers list (11 replies)
- Blocked Eustachian Tube "Adenoids" (9 replies)
- Cataract Surgery (6 replies)
- Need a medical in TEB? (2 replies)
- Kidney issues. (40 replies)
- Valley fever (2 replies)
- Return to flying after bone injury (8 replies)
- Class 1 (0 replies)
- Breast Cancer Prevention - Yesssss! (7 replies)
- AME (1st Class) FL Treasure Coast (12 replies)
- AME in PBI? (5 replies)
- Hawthorne Supreme as a supplement? (1 replies)
- Medical conditions that NO LONGER require a SI (18 replies)
- Coumadin to Xeralto (0 replies)
- Sioux Falls SD or Bismarck ND AME (0 replies)
- DFW Flight Physical (34 replies)
- "Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.". Mark Twain (86 replies)
- idoctor (1 replies)
- Great Eyedrops for Pilots with Dry Eye (14 replies)
- Blood Work Results (14 replies)
- Prostate cancer check: doing it? (187 replies)
- Maintaining A Healthy Lifestyle On The Road (76 replies)
- The fundamental dynamic of life (5 replies)
- Night Vision Limitation Removal (21 replies)
- White coat hypertention (55 replies)
- AME near TPA? (1 replies)
- What to report and what not to report. (22 replies)
- Toni Wild's Heart Story (3 replies)
- Return to flying after ACL reconstruction. (8 replies)
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