Sergey Serebrennikov
Filing Flight Plan
Hello,
I started flying with an instructor in January 2016. I went for the physical in February. My medical was deferred to the FAA for a prior DWI in New York 3 years ago. 3 weeks after my physical, I received a letter from the FAA asking to submit my DWI paperwork, including a psychiatric evaluation. I went through the evaluation, and submitted all the other documents in April.
It has been over three months since I submitted documents to the FAA, but I am not getting anything back from them. I call them every week asking for status, but they keep telling me that my file is "in line for a review". In the meantime I have accumulated over 50 hours of dual while waiting for the medical. My flight instructor is getting bored.
Is it normal to wait this long for them to review your file? I am considering asking AOPA legal services for help. If I ask AOPA for help, can it potentially aggravate the situation and hurt my case?
Sergey.
I started flying with an instructor in January 2016. I went for the physical in February. My medical was deferred to the FAA for a prior DWI in New York 3 years ago. 3 weeks after my physical, I received a letter from the FAA asking to submit my DWI paperwork, including a psychiatric evaluation. I went through the evaluation, and submitted all the other documents in April.
It has been over three months since I submitted documents to the FAA, but I am not getting anything back from them. I call them every week asking for status, but they keep telling me that my file is "in line for a review". In the meantime I have accumulated over 50 hours of dual while waiting for the medical. My flight instructor is getting bored.
Is it normal to wait this long for them to review your file? I am considering asking AOPA legal services for help. If I ask AOPA for help, can it potentially aggravate the situation and hurt my case?
Sergey.
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