First thank you for taking the time to read this. I'll try to as brief as completeness will allow.
I obtained a third class medical in July 2011. It was differed due to a dwi I had received in 1990 and to the fact I was taking blood pressure medication, but after lots of documentation and dr visits the medical was issued.
I started my flight training, accumulated only 10hrs, and was forced to stop for financial reasons.
At that point life got the best of me and I attempted suicide (pills) in Oct 2012.
I was in voluntary inpatient treatment for 30 days after I was released from the hospital. I started tapering myself off the medications I had been on this year. I'm now free from all medications, including blood pressure, except for Ambien.
So my question is simply this, at this point, with my less than stellar history, is it even possible to try and continue my flight training? I'm not opposed to putting the effort in to the documentation if I think there is a light at the end of the tunnel. However, if my previous mistakes have cost me this privilege, I'd rather just know upfront than jump hoops for the impossible.
Any AME recommendations who deal with difficult cases would be appreciated.
I obtained a third class medical in July 2011. It was differed due to a dwi I had received in 1990 and to the fact I was taking blood pressure medication, but after lots of documentation and dr visits the medical was issued.
I started my flight training, accumulated only 10hrs, and was forced to stop for financial reasons.
At that point life got the best of me and I attempted suicide (pills) in Oct 2012.
I was in voluntary inpatient treatment for 30 days after I was released from the hospital. I started tapering myself off the medications I had been on this year. I'm now free from all medications, including blood pressure, except for Ambien.
So my question is simply this, at this point, with my less than stellar history, is it even possible to try and continue my flight training? I'm not opposed to putting the effort in to the documentation if I think there is a light at the end of the tunnel. However, if my previous mistakes have cost me this privilege, I'd rather just know upfront than jump hoops for the impossible.
Any AME recommendations who deal with difficult cases would be appreciated.