MidlifeFlyer
Well-Known Member
Interesting new policy from the FAA on commercial pilots and instructors who fail or refuse drug/alcohol testing. Briefly summarized, the process by which the FAA revokes pilot certificates and the 1-year post revocation wait to apply for new certificates means that a pilot who has taken advantage of the Human Intervention Motivation Study (‘‘HIMS’’) Program might obtain a Special Issuance medical certificate well before his or her pilot certificate has been revoked. To shorten the process and get the pilot back in the air earlier, the FAA is instituting a policy in which the pilot can opt for earlier revocation.
Link to the publication of the policy https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-07-19/pdf/2018-15352.pdf
Link to the publication of the policy https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-07-19/pdf/2018-15352.pdf