"Jim Macklin" wrote in
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Your current medical is invalid until your treating doctor
fully releases you and you are not on any medication the FAA
finds disqualifying.

(1) Knows or has reason to know of any medical condition
that would make the person unable to meet the requirements
for the medical certificate necessary for the pilot
operation; or

(2) Is taking medication or receiving other treatment for a
medical condition that results in the person being unable to
meet the requirements for the medical certificate necessary
for the pilot operation.

I don't think what you say is complete or correct. The above FAA quotes
are certainly true, but do not necessarily imply that you doctor must
"fully release you." Heck, by that logic anyone on any ongoing
treatment (for example, on a sustaining blood pressure medication
program) would not be allowed to fly.

What *is* required is just what the FAA says:

o Not on any disqualifying medications.

o Has reason to know of any condition that would make them unable to
meet the requirements for a medical. [I.e. unsafe to fly.]

And let me stress, I would NOT suggest anyone do otherwise. None of us
want a pilot (whether we are on the plane or not) passing out or having
seizures. But that leaves a LOT of area where the person is a perfectly
safe pilot, is taking medications that are not disapproved, and has no
reason to believe they have any condition which would render them unable
to safely complete the anticipated flight.

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James M. Knox
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