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1. 07:40 AM - Re: Re: RV9-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 03/29/11 (Perry Yaremchuk)
2. 08:14 AM - LSA and Special Issuance Waivers (racerjerry)
3. 09:56 AM - Re: LSA and Special Issuance Waivers (racerjerry)
4. 10:43 AM - Re: LSA and Special Issuance Waivers (kerrjohna@comcast.net)
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| Subject: | Re: RE: RV9-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 03/29/11 |
Similar idea; I try to go to my family doc within the month before my
medical, and have him do my BP early in the day.
He writes it on a prescription form with his letterhead, and says it is
'typical'.
Then when I go for my MOT (Canadian) medical exam, and the stress is making
my BP 20 points high, I show them the form, which thus far has been
accepted.
Perry Yaremchuk
West Kelowna BC
RV-9a
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Ian Brown <ixb@videotron.ca> wrote:
>
> Being in pretty much the same demographic of high blood pressure but stable
> under drug control, I'd be interested to find out what people think is
> acceptable blood pressure. Mine is presently 140/78 and I'm not sure
> whether that would pass a Canadian (or US) aviation medical.
> Ian Brown, RV9A Bromont Quebec, 150 hours.
>
> "Kitfox, RV9, Hatz Classic
> I'm borderline high blood pressure. Normally I'm well within limits but
> occasionally it spikes to higher than FAA allows. The thing to do is find a
> friendly Flight Physical Guy. I have one. What I did was told
> him my concern and asked not for a Flight Physical but just a regular
> annual Physical Exam. No forms were filled out, I passed the standards of
> a
> Flight Physical we then proceeded with the paper work and I'm good for
> 2 more years.Dennis Thomas RV9 N164DV, 580 hours"
>
>
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| Subject: | LSA and Special Issuance Waivers |
LSA and Special Issue Waivers (cont. from RV-9 as LSA)
Hi John,
Once a formal denial I received, you NEED some PROFESSIONAL help in order to restore
your flying privileges. Never say never. Often a misstep in the application
has caused the rejection. FAA medical criteria is constantly changing,
and you definitely require the help of an aviation medical professional who is
very experienced in the Special Issuance process to help you navigate the quagmire,
and not a BS artist like myself. Fatal (and unnecessary) mistakes are
very often made by amateurs when filing out the medical application and providing
supporting documents. You need a professional to review ALL supporting documentation
submitted to the FAA. The good part is that mistakes of this nature
will not be counted against you when again applying. It is my understanding
that a new application starts FRESH.
Leftseat.com (Pilot Medical Solutions, Inc.) quickly comes to mind. They have
an extensive list of medical conditions with links for additional info here:
http://www.leftseat.com/conditions.htm
They provide an impressive list of Special Issuance waiver success statistics which
are categorized for all different medical conditions that is very encouraging
here:
http://www.leftseat.com/sistats.htm
Spend some time at their site. I understand that their service is expensive, but
they do offer a free consultation. If you have the bucks, I am sure that this
is by far the best way to go.
That said, and since I am a cheap SOB, I will give you a lower bucks approach that
should be used ONLY if you do NOT have adequate resources for the above plan.
When the FAA asks for additional medical tests for a specific condition (they will),
go to a different doctor other than your AME. The FAA will send you a letter
with SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS for each test. An example is a stress test which
has specific FAA requirements which are different from a regular stress test.
Bring the test requirements and explain exactly what they are to the doctor who
will be performing the test and make sure they fully understand. If the doctor
who is performing the test does not completely understand all of the test requirements,
you may be paying for a test that will only be rejected by the FAA,
cost you wasted time and money AND hold up your medical.
Collect ORIGINAL copies of all test results and personally insure they are all
complete as compared to the FAA requirements letter.
PERSONALLY send the ORIGINAL documents to the FAA yourself. Photocopy everything
you send. Do not bring the documents back to the original AME unless the FAA
specifically requests that you do so.
Do it yourself and Keep the middleman out of the picture if at all possible, otherwise
your doctor may not send all of the required info or send it late, or
send it separately, or lose it, etc, etc. Secondly, your doctor may add a comment
on it with something the FAA finds troublesome. Let me restate - just leave
out the middleman if at all possible. The best way to think of it is that the
FAA sent YOU the requirements and YOU are responsible to meet the requirements
and YOU need to get the results back to them. Doing the job yourself is
the best way to assure it is done in the time frame required as well as insure
all requirements have been met.
I sincerely hope this helps you as well as others in a similar predicament.
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Jerry King
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=335578#335578
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| Subject: | Re: LSA and Special Issuance Waivers |
BTW, as others have suggested and especially if you are in the low bucks category
or are a cheap SOB like myself, once you are successful in obtaining a Special
Issuance waiver and possess a drivers license, think long and hard about giving
up your beautiful, safe airplane that you presently own and converting to
LSA operation. Think about not ever having to take another damned FAA medical
exam again. Talk to others who are undergoing the continual endless and often
frustrating process at every renewal time.
My hope was to build a RV-9 and legally operate as Sport Pilot by shedding some
weight along with the second seat. Without additional input from Vans, I am
still unsure if this is a truly viable option. One of the greater joys in my life
was that my wife often accompanied me flying, but with advancing age and health
problems of her own, her continued flying is very doubtful anyway. She
has difficulty even climbing into my 172, not to mention an RV.
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Jerry King
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| Subject: | Re: LSA and Special Issuance Waivers |
Good comments Jerry.=C2- The economy approach is exactly what I have used
since the stent was inserted 5 years ago.=C2- DO-IT-YOURSELF application
.
The PROFESSIONAL help may best be saved for the recovery of a lost medical.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "racerjerry" <gki@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 8:45:12 AM
Subject: RV9-List: LSA and Special Issuance Waivers
LSA and Special Issue Waivers (cont. from RV-9 as LSA)
Hi John,
Once a formal denial I received, you NEED some PROFESSIONAL help in order t
o restore your flying privileges. =C2-Never say never. =C2-Often a miss
tep in the application has caused the rejection. =C2-FAA medical criteria
is constantly changing, and you definitely require the help of an aviation
medical professional who is very experienced in the Special Issuance proce
ss to help you navigate the quagmire, and not a BS artist like myself. =C2
-Fatal (and unnecessary) mistakes are very often made by amateurs when fi
ling out the medical application and providing supporting documents. =C2-
You need a professional to review ALL supporting documentation submitted to
the FAA. =C2-The good part is that mistakes of this nature will not be c
ounted against you when again applying. =C2-It is my understanding that a
new application starts FRESH. =C2-
Leftseat.com (Pilot Medical Solutions, Inc.) quickly comes to mind. =C2-T
hey have an extensive list of medical conditions with links for additional
info here:
http://www.leftseat.com/conditions.htm
They provide an impressive list of Special Issuance waiver success statisti
cs which are categorized for all different medical conditions that is very
encouraging here:
http://www.leftseat.com/sistats.htm
Spend some time at their site. I understand that their service is expensive
, but they do offer a free consultation. =C2-If you have the bucks, I am
sure that this is by far the best way to go.
That said, and since I am a cheap SOB, I will give you a lower bucks approa
ch that should be used ONLY if you do NOT have adequate resources for the a
bove plan. =C2-
When the FAA asks for additional medical tests for a specific condition (th
ey will), go to a different doctor other than your AME. =C2-The FAA will
send you a letter with SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS for each test. =C2-An exampl
e is a stress test which has specific FAA requirements which are different
from a regular stress test.
Bring the test requirements and explain exactly what they are to the doctor
who will be performing the test and make sure they fully understand. =C2
-If the doctor who is performing the test does not completely understand
all of the test requirements, you may be paying for a test that will only b
e rejected by the FAA, cost you wasted time and money AND hold up your medi
cal.
Collect ORIGINAL copies of all test results and personally insure they are
all complete as compared to the FAA requirements letter.
PERSONALLY send the ORIGINAL documents to the FAA yourself. =C2-Photocopy
everything you send. =C2-Do not bring the documents back to the original
AME unless the FAA specifically requests that you do so.
Do it yourself and Keep the middleman out of the picture if at all possible
, otherwise your doctor may not send all of the required info or send it la
te, or send it separately, or lose it, etc, etc. Secondly, your doctor may
add a comment on it with something the FAA finds troublesome. =C2-Let me
restate - just leave out the middleman if at all possible. The best way to
think of it is that the FAA sent YOU the requirements and YOU are responsib
le to meet the requirements and YOU need to get the results back to them.
=C2- Doing the job yourself is the best way to assure it is done in the t
ime frame required as well as insure all requirements have been met.
I sincerely hope this helps you as well as others in a similar predicament.
--------
Jerry King
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=335578#335578
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