Medical Application Deferred to the FAA

by Anthony Ison | Mar 9, 2018 | Pilot Law

Have you had your medical application deferred to the FAA? What does it even mean when your medical application is deferred to the FAA? Typically, when a medical application is deferred to the FAA in Oklahoma City or to the Regional Flight Surgeon, it’s because the airman has or had a medical condition, symptoms of a medical condition, takes a disqualifying medication, or has had an alcohol or drug related arrest or conviction which the examining AME feels warrants a closer look by the FAA physicians. (more…)