Bad medical examiner postcript

On 16 Dec 2005 16:11:15 -0800, "Wiz" wrote:

job as a trial
lawyer


Not that I'm a fan of the "sue him" mentality, but if your story is as
black and white as you describe it, it seems you are in the best
position possible to do something about it. You won't need to pay a
lawyer to have charges or liability suit put against the AME, and
hopefully you can present a factual case to the FAA that winds through
their legal requirements to get your medical re-issued.

Good Luck.
z

(I'm Not a lawyer so the reasons for suit may not be accurate, but
from the story it seems something is there to persue.)

("Wiz" wrote)
[snip]
Anyway, that's my story. I have submitted a letter from my primary MD
pointing out that the diagnosis of ADD did not even exist in 1965, and
that I received no treatment, so his history is in error. Waiting to
see what the FAA says...


If you haven't already, join AOPA. Then contact AOPA. Do this Monday!


Montblack

Wiz wrote:


Anyway, that's my story. I have submitted a letter from my primary MD
pointing out that the diagnosis of ADD did not even exist in 1965, and
that I received no treatment, so his history is in error. Waiting to
see what the FAA says...

In the meantime, I'd like to offer my sincere thanks to everyone in
this newsgroup for sharing their knowledge of flying, and their passion
for it, during my brief foray into the blue. You all really added a
lot to it.

You need to call your regional flight surgeon's office. I believe it's
still the one up in Jamaica NY for this area. They were very helpful.
They can help you decode the initials on the bottom of the form and call
them and negotiate a shorter way out than the full PPP protocol.

One final thought: I have a friend who is a retired 747 captain and he
lost his medical due to a heart attack. It took him 2 years to get it
back. He finally got it back becuase he contacted his senator in
Washington at my suggestion. After he contacted his senator, he had
his medical back in 2 weeks! It is amazing how these guys can cut
through the red tape. Good luck.

What did the senator tell the FAA?

Someone from the senator's office called someone at the FAA and told
them that this was a rediculous hang up.

It is scary that a guy with a heart attack is able to use his political
connections to get back at the controls of a 400-passenger airline,
while a student pilot is prevented from taking his checkride in a
Cessna 152 because he had ADD 30 years ago.




Milehiguy wrote:
Someone from the senator's office called someone at the FAA and told
them that this was a rediculous hang up.

It is scary that a guy with a heart attack is able to use his political
connections to get back at the controls of a 400-passenger airline,
while a student pilot is prevented from taking his checkride in a
Cessna 152 because he had ADD 30 years ago.

Did the student pilot call his senator?

Jose
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("Andrew Sarangan" wrote)
It is scary that a guy with a heart attack is able to use his political
connections to get back at the controls of a 400-passenger airline, while
a student pilot is prevented from taking his checkride in a Cessna 152
because he had ADD 30 years ago.


Many of us had ADD 30, 40, 50 years ago. Back then they had a different name
for it. We were called ...boys.


Montblack
Stop fidgeting
Pay attention
Stop staring out the window
Stop poking her with your pencil
Pay attention
Stop tapping on your desk
Stop talking in line
Pay attention
Stop rolling your pencil on your desktop
Stop squirming in your chair
Stop counting ceiling tiles during music class
(...more after lunch)

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It is scary that a guy with a heart attack is able to use his political
connections to get back at the controls of a 400-passenger airline,
while a student pilot is prevented from taking his checkride in a
Cessna 152 because he had ADD 30 years ago.

Ok, it's even worse than that. Let me tell you about a guy I know.

This guy always seemed to be in trouble for one thing or another, never
managed to "live up to his potential" blah, blah, blah. Anyhow, at one point
he decides to learn to fly. Takes lessons and stuff. Turns out he's pretty
good at it. Gets a medical - no problem. Passes check ride with flying
colors. Fly's a couple three hundred accident free hours. So, that suggests
to me, at least, that he probably actually was capable of flying an
airplane, right?

Anyhow, life happens. He gets married - things are rocky, but what's new?
Has kids, kids go to school. School starts sending stuff home about ADD.
Wife reads the stiff and says "I don't know about our child, but I think
whoever wrote this stuff has been following you around." So, this guy
finally agrees to see a doctor. Doctor says ADD. Ok, the guy goes to another
doctor. This doctor says ADD. The guy then tries an "adult ADD clinic" After
piles of questionnaires, half a day or so of testing, the results come
back - ADD. What's a guy to do? Ok, he tries the medication. His marriage
gets better. He starts doing way better at work. He'd probably even be a lot
better pilot. But. Of course, now he can't get a medical.

You see, the way things work is, It's OK to fly if you have a problem like
ADD (or depression, or ...) as long as you don't know (or admit) it. But no
matter how well you flew without knowing about the problem, once you address
the problem and take steps that would make you a BETTER, SAFER pilot, NOW
you have to stop.

Explain how that makes sense.

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