SkyChaser
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How is it not good advice as we both said the same thing only worded differently?
My point is the same as yours, if someone feels at risk of such things they don't need to be in the air risking the lives of others.
No, it's not. The FAA medical system is not anything at all like going to the doctor's and getting a physical done. If a pilot is not planning on ever needing or wanting private pilot privileges, he should never even think about entering the FAA medical system. If the FAA decides that his ADHD diagnosis from when he was ten years old that was given to him because his teacher wanted him to sit still in class is valid, he can no longer fly at all until he does some very lengthy, very expensive processes. If the pilot has had some kidney stones, the FAA treats them as if they have multiple, sudden-onset attacks of debilitating pain and it is not easy or cheap to prove that he doesn't and could safely fly. And those are just two examples of why it's different. There are many, many more. Never advise someone to try for an FAA medical if they don't need or want one. There is no reason for that.