Beginning on Oct. 1, the FAA will switch to its online Form 8500-8 medical application, otherwise known as “FAA MedXpress,” in a move aimed at eliminating the cumbersome paper medical forms.
The FAA introduced the online form in 2007, but didn’t make its use mandatory. In explaining the change, the agency said the MedXpress system “has evolved considerably, streamlining FAA medical certification into a much more efficient and seamless process.” The online forms reduce the chance for errors and are more secure than paper forms, the FAA noted.
