SlumTodd_Millionaire
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So, as many of you know, due to some antidepressants I'm now on, holding a first class medical is now not an option (at least until the FAA pulls their head out of their ass on SSRIs). I'm selling my Cessna 421, and I was thinking my flying days were over, but I was having lunch with @ComplexHiAv8r last week while I was in Akron, and he brought up that I qualify for BasicMed because I've never failed a medical, I just never renewed it again after going on the new meds. While I can't use BasicMed with the 421, I could replace it with a Cirrus and that would qualify under BasicMed.
Has anyone gone the BasicMed route? It looks like it's just a simple form to fill out that any licensed doctor can sign, but I'm wondering if the average doctor is willing to sign FAA paperwork that they aren't familiar with? Anybody have any experience with BasicMed?
Has anyone gone the BasicMed route? It looks like it's just a simple form to fill out that any licensed doctor can sign, but I'm wondering if the average doctor is willing to sign FAA paperwork that they aren't familiar with? Anybody have any experience with BasicMed?