Recent content by Mike@9D9

Thank you sir! So really, for someone like me that has a lab 3 blocks from my office and about 20 minutes from home, probably no reason to elect the portable ebt route. For you, totally understandable. Sounds like it's more a matter of which one you can commit to. One requires locale and...

Not really the focus of the question, however it is NHTSA, DOT and FAA approved, as well as FDA 510(k), same as Soberlink. Either way, the particular brand and model is a secondary consideration. First decision path is type of monitoring. Second path is "flavor". What I'm asking is what...

For a Class 3 in particular, is there any reason to use SoberLink, BACTrack, etc? The requirement being 14/12 randoms, it would seem that 3x/day SoberLink would be a PITA compared to stopping to make an offering at the clinic once or twice a month. I like the idea of perceived convenience of...

I'm sure the AME and their statement has a lot to do with what the FAA requires. I'm definitely surprised by your IOP requirement. My AME said it was a possibility but he would do what he could to get me out of it.

Resurrection of this old thread. July 15th - all paperwork submitted by AME thru MedXpress I asked my AME (thanks to Dr Bruce's mention of this in a different thread), if submitting a liver panel would help. AME said it's not a bad idea, so I got that done (levels were 9 and 11 for indicators...

Update: I met with a local HIMS AME, and it turned out he's extremely knowledgeable in this area. He doesn't seem concerned at all about me getting my third class. He did advise that I will for sure be required to do the psych evaluation. He also advised that I round up all documents before I...

I considered it, and was going to go this route. My wife and I plan to retire in the UP of Michigan (while keeping a house in Southern MI). So the convenience of a 3 hour flight vs a 15 hour car ride is 1 huge factor. And we have dogs, so a SPL won't fit the bill. Another consideration is being...

Agree completely. Took another drunk driver off the road 19 months ago. The pursuit of my PPL doesn't change that, it just requires I prove it with testing and attendance sheets, which is fine. Certainly not a bad thing to get back into regular meetings, whether I feel I need it or not. Have a...

Thanks for the reply, Dr. Bruce. I understand completely. I do like AA, I even volunteered at the local mental health sub-acute detox as an AA chair for about 6 months. But AA just isn't for everybody, for the rest of their lives. I stopped going before I realized I was going to even try for...

Hey guys, long time reader, first time poster. My name's Mike and I'm an alcoholic. Sober as a gopher for 19 months now, and going for 3rd class on the path to PPL. 1 offense and it's a biggie as shown in the title. 42 years old now, OWI (DUI) 10/27/21, initial BAC 0.23 at time of arrest, 0.25...