Sport Pilot Talk

pilotgary111 · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 13 Location: MA

Has anyone heard of any recent news regarding removing the "denied medical clause" from the SP RULING?
I currently fly gliders but am a SP wanna be...

CharlieTango · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:30 pm Post subject:

the new rule is recently published. i don't think that there was even a discussion about removing the denied medical clause. i don't think it is likely in the future.

there are nice motor gliders now that overlap the slsa in terms of performance and usefulness.

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2008/080723lambada.html

scottj · Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:32 am Post subject: Denied Medicals

I have not seen, nor heard, anything about changing that reg.

You will still need a medical issued if your last one was denied. Then let it lapse.

Not knowing your situation... have you tried for a Special Issuance?

leithalweapon · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 28 Location: DeKalb Illinois

I have not heard anything on this either.

FYI. I was denied for a third class medical due to leukemia. I also have had both hips replaced and cataract surgery in both eyes. Add in a dash of kidney failure and AVN in my shoulders(degenerative joint disease).

I told the FAA about all of these conditions and was initially denied.
It took a lot of work, but I managed to get a special issuance.

Since then I have done a lot of research and come to find out that the FAA has greatly relaxed their criteria for being denied. I have heard of people with artificial heart valves, high blood pressure and even a guy with one eye get a special issuance.

The FAA will require you to get a doctor to give a written status report on each deniable medical condition. Once you do that, your good to go.

Most Pilots make it sound like once you are denied your flying is over. This is not true. I don't think they are misinformed, just uninformed.

Go Get Your Medical Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!