Maybe it’s time to renew your medical certificate or even obtain your first. The first step is to complete the online application at MedXPress.faa.gov. Benign as it may appear, it can cause unneeded misery if not completed accurately. Here are some angles, tips, and things to bear in mind as you weave your way toward that essential bit of paper.
Think positive. The FAA’s Aviation Medical Certification Division (AMCD) devotes itself to helping pilots earn and keep their medical certificates. Pilots fly with diabetes, missing limbs, cancer, treated depression, one eye, even Parkinson’s disease. AMCD has pretty much seen it all and has developed protocols to approve many medical conditions.
