Kevin,

You would be wasting your money.
They are just going to do what you can do on your own.

Call the FAA Aero-Medical Cert Branch a few weeks after mailing the info
off to them. You can send it Express, This helps. Make sure everything
has your social security number on it or your Medical record number if
you have one.

Their number is 405-954-4821. Their address can be found on the AOPA
website or in the front of the Printed AOPA airport directory. Join AOPA
if you are not already a member. They are about more than just getting
your medical.

Michelle (speaking from experience)

Kevin Young wrote:

(Also posted to rec.aviation.student - apologies if you're reading it a
second time!)

My class 3 medical has been deferred to the FAA. I'd be grateful for any
advice on how to proceed and what to expect. Is this really as long and
convoluted a process as I've heard?

There are 2 companies that provide expediting services - Virtual Flight
Surgeons and Pilot Medical Solutions ... I've contacted both of them. VFS
seemed upbeat about my chances, PMS (hmm - that doesn't abbreviate well)
made it sound a lot more ominous, though I'm not sure how much that was to
encourage me to use their services. Neither are cheap. Does anyone have
experience with either of them or have any opinion on how much they can
help with the process?






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Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

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