Recent content by Pappy Boyington

So... new update on this story... In February, I collected all documentation I could find on my conviction history and brought it to my AME appointment. He of course had to defer me because I had no clean record but after hearing out my persistence on this, he told me to write a letter about my...

Thanks.. Just spoke to FAA's Aerospace Medical Certification Division in Oklahoma City and was told a majority of what needs to be done to get through this. You are oh, so right. It won’t be easy nor quick either... Won’t give up. It’s a passion to pursue.

Just starting out fresh in this field.. not knowing much about aviation but only with advice from my childhood bud who started taking flight lessons at 17 and just became a Pilot for Southern Airways Express at 23. Ive talked to my family for years about piloting yet they’ve pushed me away from...

I noticed the "Drug Use - Past or Present - Diposition Table" that AME abide by when it comes to determining issuing or deferral of Airman Medical Certificate which says that I need to notify the FAA of my conviction history and then afterwards have to attain an eligibility letter which I need...

So I followed the link to the AOPA's Article of Airman Medical Certification which led me to read to 14 CFR 67.207(a)(4)(i) and 14 CFR 67.207(b)(1) "§ 67.207 Mental. Mental standards for a second-class airman medical certificate are: (a) No established medical history or clinical diagnosis of...

I'm a 25 year old with great interest in starting a piloting career. Never applied for any certificate or license yet. Plan on starting out small at a local Flight school then progressing from there. I have a couple of drug convictions on my record with the latest in April 2014... Misdemeanors...