John King Medical

Glad to hear he got his medical back,like was mentioned in the article,the absurd amount of tests the FAA sometimes wants just makes it not feasible for a good majority of us.


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Bureaucracy at it's "finest."


I'm glad he's officially medically good to go again. Those two wacky kids might be a bit corny at times, but when I used their courseware for my PPL, I wasn't bored to tears in the least.
 
The article makes my stomach burn.

"We need you to jump through all these hoops, successfully."

"Okay, I made it through them, can I have my medical back?"

"No."

And that's pretty much it for most people, because they don't have the funds to take it any farther. Imagine being a regional FO, and having a health issue. You'd be done by the time you left the hospital.

I was in a car accident last year and called in sick for one trip because the ER, who I went to on the advice of my attorney, gave me a muscle relaxer. It took almost another two months to get my medical when I renewed, because of a minor car accident. I had to prove that I wasn't disabled/on disability. The whole time I'm thinking to myself, "Am I going to lose my medical over a car accident? Is this some kind of a joke?"

The FAA Aeromedical division is quite possibly the most archaic government agency around.
 
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Don't forget they both were "detained" after nearly being ran off a movement area by the Feds for possible drug running. They are a real testament for aviation if he is willing to shed tens of thousands on this medical issue and the past treatment they've had within the flying world.
 
Sol Rosenburg said:
Don't forget they both were "detained" after nearly being ran off a movement area by the Feds for possible drug running. They are a real testament for aviation if he is willing to shed tens of thousands on this medical issue and the past treatment they've had within the flying world.
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The detainment issue was quickly resolved to be a case of out of date intelligence by law enforcement.
 
mshunter said:
The article makes my stomach burn.

"We need you to jump through all these hoops, successfully."

"Okay, I made it through them, can I have my medical back?"

"No."

And that's pretty much it for most people, because they don't have the funds to take it any farther. Imagine being a regional FO, and having a health issue. You'd be done by the time you left the hospital.

I was in a car accident last year and called in sick for one trip because the ER, who I went to on the advice of my attorney, gave me a muscle relaxer. It took almost another two months to get my medical when I renewed, because of a minor car accident. I had to prove that I wasn't disabled/on disability. The whole time I'm thinking to myself, "Am I going to lose my medical over a car accident? Is this some kind of a joke?"

The FAA Aeromedical division is quite possibly the most archaic government agency around.
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Watch out, that burning in your stomach may be a symptom of an underlying medical condition that could cause you to lose your medical.:)
 
AAPalmTree said:
Lol. I think she plays "Pat" on SNL.
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Pat's parent maybe?

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azmedic said:
Glad to hear he got his medical back,like was mentioned in the article,the absurd amount of tests the FAA sometimes wants just makes it not feasible for a good majority of us.


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I wish that I could like this post 1,000 times. This is so true!
 
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