vaughn wrote:

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It doesn't matter to the FAA what your doctor calls something, what matters
is numbers, as in your doctor can say you have high blood pressure but the
only thing the FAA cares about is that it is under 155.

I am not sure that is true; are you? The question on form 2120-0034 is: "HAVE
YOU EVER IN YOUR LIFE BEEN DIAGNOSED...". You have only two blocks to check for
each listed condition: "Yes" or "No". If you check "Yes", it is up to your AME
to resolve to issue as per FAA guidlines, or deny you. My point is that the
thresholds that your doctor uses are subject to change based on current
research, and they are likely not the same thresholds found in FAA regulations.

Yes, the FAA uses the FAA numbers.

If you were to check yes becuase, for example, your blood pressure was 145,
which most doctors concider "high blood pressure", in the notes you say it
was 145.

The AME in any case is going to take your blood pressure and if it is under
155, that is the end of it.

Taking a private physical well in advance gives you the opportunity to get
a treatable condition under control to FAA standards and get the required
paper done to prove it before you see the AME.


Also, as you get older and don't take a private physical first, there is the
chance you will be denied and there goes everything, including Sport Pilot.

Yes, and that might well play into your decision to get a prior physical...or
not. If you happen to be a professional pilot, Sport Pilot privaleges may not
be terribly important to you.

Again, it gives you the opportunity to get a treatable condition under
control to FAA standards and get the required paper done to prove it
before you see the AME.


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Jim Pennino

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