First-Time Applicants

Determine if you need a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Class Medical Certificate

Schedule a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd class exam based on expectations for use of your certificate:

• Class 1 for a commercial license
• Class 3 for general aviation

 

Complete the MedXpress form

• You will need to complete FAA Form 8500-8 by creating an account at medxpress.com.
• Once you have submitted the form, bring the confirmation number to your exam.

 

List all of your medical & surgical history as outlined in the form, even medical issues and surgeries that have resolved.

• The most common medical issues that may be a challenge with first-time applicants are ADD, ADHD, and Asthma.
• You will need to disclose if you have ever been diagnosed and/or treated for ADD/ADHD or asthma.
• View the FAA Regulations and Disposition Table for ADD/ADHD
• View the FAA Regulations and Disposition Table for Asthma (as noted in the worksheet, I will need a clinical progress note for asthma within the last 90 days and possibly a breathing test—depending on asthma severity—at the time of your exam.)

 

Questions or concerns?

• Email bdykstrafaaame@gmail.com, or
• I can discuss questions at your visit and can clarify your answers online even after you have submitted/completed the 8500-8.