medical amnesty

[johnpeace]

Hey,
I realize this is pretty old but just wanted to update for posterity's sake.

I wrote a letter explaining the whole thing to the FAA's Aeromedical Certification branch about 4 months ago.

I haven't heard anything.

That's what the AOPA folks told me to expect.

Thanks for the help.

 

[midlifeflyer]

Simple solution:

Join the FAA Legal Service Plan. Then call a plan attorney in your area for a consultation.

The "technical" problem is the "F-word" (falsification) that A Squared accuses me of throwing into the mix. In the case of an purposeful failure to report, the FAA takes a hard line and will usually seek revocation of all pilot certificates.

I don't know offhand what FAA policy is when he misstatement is an oversight.

 

[Yank McCobb]

Hey,
I realize this is pretty old but just wanted to update for posterity's sake.

I wrote a letter explaining the whole thing to the FAA's Aeromedical Certification branch about 4 months ago.

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You want to know where the FAA gets the large majority of information that is used to proseucte pilots? From the pilots themselves. Either in written or verbal form when they are "explaining" themselves.

"Explaining" in the eyes of the FAA is just another way of admitting guilt. You just made their job easy.

 

[johnpeace]

It was an AOPA legal services rep who let me tell them about the mistake and then advised me to just write them a letter explaining the situation.

I asked her several times if I shouldn't have an attorney review it and advise me.

She assured me that in this case that would be overkill...just write the letter and don't worry about it. On subsequent medical applications put 'previously disclosed'.

Like I said, that was 4 months ago and the FAA hasn't shown up on my doorstep.

 

[Snakum]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.


Minh
(Remember me? Got any dead father anecdotes today, John?)

 

[johnpeace]

Well the story continues...

Yesterday (5 months later!) I got a letter from the FAA thanking me for my disclosure and informing me that they have decided that I am still eligible for a first class medical certificate.

There was a warning that future failures to disclose could comrpomise that eligibility.

Also included were some reference numbers to include on future medical certificate applications to make the previous disclosure easier for them to identify.

So, take heart, they're human too and willing to work with us it seems.