My son Dan wants to have a career as a pilot, but he has a special issuance for his third-class medical. We can go ahead and find out if the FAA will give him a first-class, but how can we be sure that his medical history won't keep him from getting hired even if the FAA passes him? I thought maybe he could write to some airlines, but I'm not sure which department to write to or even if they'd give him a straight answer. I know no one could give him any guarantees, but he needs some guidance. He really doesn't want to give up on his career aspirations if he doesn't have to, but we don't want to invest tons of money, time and effort for a dead end, either. One thing we have decided is that even if he pursues being a pilot he won't major in aviation at college, but will pick a very solid back-up career plan.
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