My student has been waging a valiant effort for NINE months to get a Third Class medical and Student Pilot certificate.
First, she was denied because a doc had prescribed a med to mitigate some physical symptoms of menopause. Turns out it is also an anti-depressant that is prohibited. So she goes off the meds, waits the requisite 60 days and gets a letter from her doc saying she doesn't need it and she's good to go.
Upon submitting that, OKC sees she was in a car accident and had some treatment for a neck injury. So then they want range of motion and a bunch more stuff. She jumps through a bunch more hoops, spends more money, and then the doc (I think stupidly) forwards ALL of her medical records to OKC.
So, now they've sifted through those and see that 55 years ago she was born with a heart murmur, which has never manifested itself in any way, nor has it every required treatment in any form, but now they want a full cardio work-up on her! Plus, they see her brother and deceased mother had occasional migraines, so she needs more documentation proving she doesn't suffer from what two of her five family members suffered from.
This is getting insane. This is a woman who's VERY physically fit, works out regularly, takes extremely good care of herself and looks and acts 10-15 years younger than her chronological age. Plus she's a competent, thorough, safe pilot. Yet she's about ready to throw in the towel over this craziness. I tell her that just let's the b**tards win.
Dr. Bruce, is this normal behavior for OKC?? She said next time she'll fly to Peoria if she has to in order to avoid this circus.
Moral of story: Provide EXACTLY what they ask for and NOTHING more.
First, she was denied because a doc had prescribed a med to mitigate some physical symptoms of menopause. Turns out it is also an anti-depressant that is prohibited. So she goes off the meds, waits the requisite 60 days and gets a letter from her doc saying she doesn't need it and she's good to go.
Upon submitting that, OKC sees she was in a car accident and had some treatment for a neck injury. So then they want range of motion and a bunch more stuff. She jumps through a bunch more hoops, spends more money, and then the doc (I think stupidly) forwards ALL of her medical records to OKC.
So, now they've sifted through those and see that 55 years ago she was born with a heart murmur, which has never manifested itself in any way, nor has it every required treatment in any form, but now they want a full cardio work-up on her! Plus, they see her brother and deceased mother had occasional migraines, so she needs more documentation proving she doesn't suffer from what two of her five family members suffered from.
This is getting insane. This is a woman who's VERY physically fit, works out regularly, takes extremely good care of herself and looks and acts 10-15 years younger than her chronological age. Plus she's a competent, thorough, safe pilot. Yet she's about ready to throw in the towel over this craziness. I tell her that just let's the b**tards win.
Dr. Bruce, is this normal behavior for OKC?? She said next time she'll fly to Peoria if she has to in order to avoid this circus.
Moral of story: Provide EXACTLY what they ask for and NOTHING more.
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