Vinny
Pre-takeoff checklist
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2007
- Messages
- 175
- Location
- City of the Big Shoulders
- Display Name
Display name:
Cousin Vinny
It's been a while since I visited here last.
I had testicular cancer in 2005, had chemo and surgery and have been clear since. Got an SI in 2005 and renewed as required through the KC RFS office. Then in early 2008 we moved to Chicago, and I haven't gone flying since (we're down to one car and just about every GA airport is practically inaccessible by public transportation). So, I let my SI lapse, and then let my 3rd class medical lapse this year.
Meanwhile, I've continued having follow-up visits with my oncologist, getting scans and blood tests, until this year (6 years after diagnosis), at which point he cut me loose.
I'm thinking about getting back into the air, and when I do, I'll need to apply for a medical. But will I still need an SI? Is there a point in time at which I will be deemed "normal" again by the FAA and no longer need an SI?
I had testicular cancer in 2005, had chemo and surgery and have been clear since. Got an SI in 2005 and renewed as required through the KC RFS office. Then in early 2008 we moved to Chicago, and I haven't gone flying since (we're down to one car and just about every GA airport is practically inaccessible by public transportation). So, I let my SI lapse, and then let my 3rd class medical lapse this year.
Meanwhile, I've continued having follow-up visits with my oncologist, getting scans and blood tests, until this year (6 years after diagnosis), at which point he cut me loose.
I'm thinking about getting back into the air, and when I do, I'll need to apply for a medical. But will I still need an SI? Is there a point in time at which I will be deemed "normal" again by the FAA and no longer need an SI?
