Recent content by No_Eagle_1355

That's great. Yeah, if St. Pete Air weren't an extra 20 minutes in each direction, I'd consider it more closely. I live in northern Pinellas County so to drive 40+ minutes in each direction when PIE and CLW have flight schools makes it a little tricky. Good to hear your experience has been...

Does anyone have any experience with flight schools in the Tampa Bay region? I’ve been looking at Tampa Bay Aviation and Clearwater Aviation in particular. I’ve heard great things about St. Pete Air but it’s an extra 20 minutes each way from me and I’ve heard numerous people tell me to try and...

If I were to pursue my 3rd class medical after I’ve been off of Lexapro for at least one year, does that make path 1 approval more attainable and less likely to be deferred?

Thanks Dr. Bruce. I figured you had some inside baseball knowledge. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing anything obvious on the FAA website.

That's a good point, Michael. Decision Path 1 specifically says "...may apply for regular issuance." I'm not up to 5 posts yet so I can't include links in posts but if you google "Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners Decision Considerations - Aerospace Medical Dispositions Item 47. Psychiatric...

Thanks!

Thanks, Dr. Bruce. What does this mean? “That there was compromise of reality testing at any time in you course.” Everything else seems kind of straight forward. The AME may issue right away if they conclude it fits a narrow set of circumstances or they defer and it’s that.

I’ve read through prior threads and I’m trying to gain some clarify, if such a thing exists. I also did a consultation with a HIMS AME but I think they may have given me some bad info. I was on an approved SSRI (Lexapro) starting last summer while I was going through some mild social anxiety...