Reconciliation of VA Benefits with FAA Medical Application
As unfair as it sounds, it can get a lot more difficult to get a medical certification with the FAA if you're a veteran. Why? Because you're fighting on two fronts. Not only do you need to get past the FAA's regulations, but the VA stands in your way just as much. The...
FAA Hotline Complaint
The FAA exists to ensure public safety. This is why they always have their eyes and ears wide open. Their strict rules and regulations can make even the perfect pilot go crazy. As a pilot, if you break any of their rules, you can say goodbye to your license and...
Reconciling VA Disability Benefits on FAA Medical Applications
There are a lot of questions these days about reconciling VA disability benefits on FAA medical applications. If you have failed to identify your receipt of disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) on your application(s) for FAA medical...
FAA and BasicMed
The complication of getting a medical certificate with the FAA eats up a pilot’s time and energy. Learning how to fly was probably a walk in the park compared to dealing with the FAA. Why spend all those years in school and then not be able to fly? That’s the bad...
FAA Medical Certificate on Wellbutrin
Obtaining your FAA medical certificate on Wellbutrin is finally an option! Our firm has worked with many airmen using Wellbutrin, which was previously an aeromedically disqualifying medication for the FAA. Unfortunately, because Wellbutrin has been a disqualifying...
FAA Medical Certification with SSRI Medication
SSRIs are an anti-depressant. If you are just an average person taking it, no one seems to care. But, if you are a pilot and trying to fly, sirens seem to go off at the FAA. The FAA considers this a “serious medical” condition, and this might impact your ability...
What’s the Hold Up at the FAA
The FAA is one of the largest government agencies in the United States. And, as you are aware, anything associated with the government moves at a snail-like speed. Which means… Your review can take as long as 6 months—and that’s if you are lucky enough to understand...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The FAA and the AME work together to make sure they catch pilots with different conditions and a common one is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea raises red flags. It can impact the pilot’s ability to fly and can lead to other health issues, according to the FAA. That’s...
Diabetes and the FAA
As if having Diabetes isn’t difficult on its own. You must watch your diet, take insulin, and live a healthy lifestyle. Then, you’re a pilot and must deal with the laundry list of the FAA requirements – even if you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The stress of...
The Reddit effect and the FAA
In today’s world, everyone seems to be an expert. Advice seems to be free, and you can get it just about anywhere – including Reddit. The “Reddit” effect causes you to believe that your situation is the same as everyone else’s when dealing with the FAA. You wing...