My daughter (17 years old) was denied a medical certification due to being previously diagnosed with ADHD. She has never been on (or needed) medication, is a 4.0 student, tutors underclassmen, works a full-time job, and currently taking private pilot license training. A large number of her "symptoms" are non-issues now.
We received the letter on Dec. 22nd, which was dated Dec. 14th. It states we have 30 days to submit a written request to the Federal Air Surgeon. I presume this needs to be provided to them no later than Jan. 14th. With the holidays, this puts us in a bit of a bind. They would like us to become familiar with the FAA ADHD Document checklist, Personal Statement Guidelines, Standard Track FAA ADHD Eval General Information, and Report Requirements which are listed on their website (www.faa.gov/go/adhd). Are they expecting us to complete all these items/tasks within the 30 days? One of them indicates a need neuropsychologist appointment, which certainly cannot be done within this 30-day window, followed by an appointment with her AME. Do we send them a request letter and indicate that we are working through the steps? Do I call and ask for an extension? In July we sent them a large amount of information including written statements from the doctor that originally diagnosed her and her therapist, but it seems they want us to continue to jump through more hoops.
Has anyone navigated this process recently that could help?
We received the letter on Dec. 22nd, which was dated Dec. 14th. It states we have 30 days to submit a written request to the Federal Air Surgeon. I presume this needs to be provided to them no later than Jan. 14th. With the holidays, this puts us in a bit of a bind. They would like us to become familiar with the FAA ADHD Document checklist, Personal Statement Guidelines, Standard Track FAA ADHD Eval General Information, and Report Requirements which are listed on their website (www.faa.gov/go/adhd). Are they expecting us to complete all these items/tasks within the 30 days? One of them indicates a need neuropsychologist appointment, which certainly cannot be done within this 30-day window, followed by an appointment with her AME. Do we send them a request letter and indicate that we are working through the steps? Do I call and ask for an extension? In July we sent them a large amount of information including written statements from the doctor that originally diagnosed her and her therapist, but it seems they want us to continue to jump through more hoops.
Has anyone navigated this process recently that could help?