Written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the old nursery rhyme goes like this: “There was a little girl, / who had a little curl, / right in the middle of her forehead. / When she was good, / she was very good indeed, / and when she was bad she was horrid.” This sums up three days in September 2020 that rocked my world.
Sudden Surprise Trouble with a Medical Certificate
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot with a long-standing monocular vision due to glaucoma had his FAA medical certificate and Statement of Demonstrated Ability (SODA) unexpectedly withdrawn by a threatening letter.
- Despite the lack of any change in his vision status, an accident, or incident, the FAA demanded the immediate return of his certificate.
- The author sought help from supportive FAA regional personnel and his previous medical flight test examiner.
- After undergoing another expensive and rigorous simulator-based medical flight test, his certificate was reinstated the very next day.
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