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COVID 19 Update
The FAA is granting a two month enforcement grace period for medicals expiring in November and December . For example, if your medical expires in December you would have until the end of February to get it renewed. Note: if applicable your company policy may not allow for this extension and ICAO may not honor it. Our office is open for appointments as needed.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from the FAA's Civil Aviation Medical Institute (CAMI) website Capsular Summary of the Standards If You Do Not Meet the Standards
Additional Information on this Website
Special Issuance Protocols and the Airman Medical Examiner Assisted Special Issuance (AASI) Process Conditions for which Airman Medical Examiner Can Issue (CACI) LASIK and Refractive Eye Surgery FAA Requirement since October 1st, 2012: MedXpress
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website page which addresses that issue. To return here use your Browser's back button What
is a medical certificate? How
do I obtain a medical certificate? Who
must hold a medical certificate? What
class of medical certificate must I hold and how long is it valid? What
medical standards must I meet in order to qualify for a medical certificate? What
medical conditions does the FAA consider disqualifying? What
are the minimum and maximum ages for obtaining a medical certificate? Can
I get my student pilot certificate at the same time I take my initial flight
physical? What
does it cost to get a medical certificate? Am
I prohibited from exercising the privileges of my pilot certificate during
medical deficiency? Can
I appeal if my application for medical certification is denied? How
does the appeal process work? How
can I contact the FAA about my medical certificate? I
lost my medical certificate; how can I obtain a copy?
FAA Website publication date
of this FAQ List was January 9, 2013.. There was no update as of August 8, 2016.
Capsular Summary of the Standards
Please note: This was from the FAA online version of the
If You Do Not Meet the Standards No individual is perfect, and most everyone will experience at some time during his or her career a significant illness or a disability. This does not necessarily end flying activities and the FAA has procedures whereby individuals can re-qualify. A disqualifying medical condition can be either static or possibly progressive, and the FAA takes a different approach in dealing with each one. A static condition is one that is not expected to change or progress over the years. Examples include some degree of color blindness or an individual that has lost his leg from an injury and wears a prosthesis. If the FAA makes a determination that when considering the adaptations the individual has made to compensate for their limitations that operating an aircraft can be done safely it will issue a Statement of Demonstrated Ability or SODA. At times an actual flight test may be required with an FAA check pilot to obtain these waivers. SODAs are permanent and do not have any expiration or reevaluation date. Once you have one it remains in effect as long as the condition does not change and you apply for the same class or lower class of certificate. A SODA needs to be re-issued if you go to a higher class of certification, and it becomes invalid if the condition for which it was issued changes.
Most
medical problems are not static and may change or progress over time. Examples in this category are hypertension, glaucoma or
heart disease. Such conditions require an initial evaluation when the
problem is first discovered. If the FAA determines that the condition does not
preclude the safe operation of an aircraft one can generally obtain
certification. Reevaluation is usually required annually or biennially. If
the condition has not changed then the certificate may be re issued, however if
there is progression continued certification may become problematic.
The AASI Process, Protocols, and Conditions for which the Airman Medical Examiner (AME) can issue
The FAA had also defined a group of medical conditions called "Conditions for which Airman Medical Examiner Can Issue" or CACI. For these medical conditions if meet the FAA protocol criteria your AME can issue you your certificate without pre-approval from the FAA. For all medical certificates issued by the Special Issuance or CACI process you need to have the required protocol information. This is because when an AME is authorized to issue the certificate he/she must certify that the required documentation was reviewed and met criteria. When the FAA has to issue your certificate it has been my consistent experience that they will not make a decision until the receive all of the protocol information.
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