Pilot license

[xtremlee]

Does anyone know if the FAA will issue a license to a AVR person?
I know they have a strict medical guideline. I always wanted to learn to fly so when I climb over this mountian I want to fly over the next one.

 

[Ross]

The technical guidelines say no, but people are still granted medical certificates. The best thing I can tell you to do is to find your local FAA Medical Examiners office and give them a call and inquire how to go about it. You certainly won't be a commercial or airline pilot, but I think you can still get your private or at the very least, your recreation pilot certificate.

 

[xtremlee]

I love this place ask a question and 4 mins. later you got a answer. Thanks Ross

 

[LUVMyBirman]

I did run acoss someone (can't recall where) that had similar circumstances. I beleive he was already flying and had to be 3+ years out from surgery to reinsate his license.

Good luck to you!

 

[Ross]

A friend of mine who is a moderator at speedguide.net had surgery and the FAA granted him some sort of restricted medical certificate. I've been trying to figure out how it works, because as far the F.A.R.'s go, valvie's are no longer flightworthy in the regulations eyes. I'll try to go dig this stuff up.

Thinking about it, isn't Conk flying again? Military?


http://ame.cami.jccbi.gov/AME Directory/aso_part_1.pdf List of Medical Examiners Southern District.

http://www.faa.gov/avr/afs/pilotfaq.cfm#faq Student Pilot FAQ's

§67.311 Cardiovascular.
Cardiovascular standards for a third-class airman medical certificate are no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of any of the following:

(a) Myocardial infarction;

(b) Angina pectoris;

(c) Coronary heart disease that has required treatment or, if untreated, that has been symptomatic or clinically significant;

(d) Cardiac valve replacement;

(e) Permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation; or

(f) Heart replacement.

http://www.faa.gov/avr/aam/game/version_2/03amemanual/Appendix A.htm#Sec67_311 Read section 67.401 Special issuance of medical certificates.

 

[Kevin M]

I looked into this a couple of years ago, but I chickened out. It sounded pretty intense and I wasn't confident that I could follow through (plus it's really expensive to get lessons).

Up here you just need a doctor's certificate to prove medical stablity and then you're on your way.

Go for it!
Kev

 

[epstns]

I'm going on memory, here, but I remember reading somewhere that a person can qualify for a private pilot's license with a medical certificate, and if they only have one implanted device. In other words, one replaced valve is OK, but two is not. Not sure how current it was, but I did see it within the past couple of years.