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To avoid any kind of delay, we suggest you print and fill
out a copy of form FAA 8500-8 and bring it with you. (This form
usually takes 15 to 30 minutes to complete, so if you choose to receive
and fill it out in our office, please allow sufficient time prior to
your scheduled appointment to do so.)
Once your form is complete, you’ll meet with a certified Aeromedical
Examiner who will review the form and discuss your medical history before
conducting a complete physical examination. (Rectal, pelvic and breast
exams are not required). You will be asked for a urine specimen and
be given a vision and hearing test. Certain conditions might require
an EKG (electrocardiogram) to be performed as well.
Please remember to bring the following with you to our office:
• A picture ID
• Eyeglasses if you wear them.
• Special Issuance letter from the FAA, along with all medical information
outlined within it. (For those with a Special Issuance medical, mail
in all the medical information requested by the FAA by the required
date)
• All required medical records from your personal physician regarding
any chronic medical condition (example: hypertension and asthma)
• A written list of all you medications. Please include the following
information for each medication:
• Name of medication
• Dose taken
• Frequency of use (once a day, twice a day, only when needed)
• Condition taking the medication for
• When you started taking the medication (month and year)
• Any side effects you might have from the medication
• SODA (Statement of Demonstrated Ability, e.g., color vision defect)
if you have one
Please tell me if you any of the following:
• Diabetes mellitus requiring hypoglycemic medication
• Angina pectoris
• Coronary heart disease that has been treated or, if untreated, that
is symptomatic or clinically significant
• Myocardial infarction
• Cardiac valve replacement
• Permanent pacemaker
• Heart replacement
• Psychosis
• Bipolar disorder
• Personality disorder that is severe enough to have repeatedly manifested
itself by overt acts
• Substance dependence
• Substance abuse
• Epilepsy
• Disturbance of consciousness without a satisfactory explanation of
the cause,
• Transient loss of nervous system function(s) without a satisfactory
explanation of the cause.
Warning: potential side effects
of seeing our providers or doing the LIFE-CHANGE-180 Program may be: improved muscle tone, sharper
thinking, increased energy, decreased body fat ,increased sex drive,
less use of prescription drugs, less doctor visits, improved quality
of life, and prolonged life expectancy. |
