cancer??

I've recently read a couple of articles concerning people who have had
cancer and upon completion of treatment been able to obtain a special
issuance.

Why would a special issuance be required if the person had been successfully
treated for cancer and was free of the disease?

I don't remember if a cancer question was on the medical application or not.

Curious minds want to know.

Cheers:

Paul
N1431A
KPLU

Tri-Pacer wrote:
I've recently read a couple of articles concerning people who have had
cancer and upon completion of treatment been able to obtain a special
issuance.

Why would a special issuance be required if the person had been
successfully treated for cancer and was free of the disease?

I don't remember if a cancer question was on the medical application
or not.
Curious minds want to know.

Cheers:

Paul
N1431A
KPLU


I don't think there is a specific question. BUT there is an "other illness
question" that will catch it and it is asked "Have you ever...".

There are lots of things that if you had at one time but now don't will have
to go the special issuance route.

Tri-Pacer wrote:
I've recently read a couple of articles concerning people who have had
cancer and upon completion of treatment been able to obtain a special
issuance.

Why would a special issuance be required if the person had been
successfully treated for cancer and was free of the disease?

I don't remember if a cancer question was on the medical application
or not.
Curious minds want to know.

Cheers:

Paul
N1431A
KPLU

I hit send before I was ready.

It will also so depend on what sort of cancer. A brain tumor is going to be
a lot harder to get cleared for than mole gone wrong on your big toe.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
...
Tri-Pacer wrote:
I've recently read a couple of articles concerning people who have had
cancer and upon completion of treatment been able to obtain a special
issuance.

Why would a special issuance be required if the person had been
successfully treated for cancer and was free of the disease?

I don't remember if a cancer question was on the medical application
or not.
Curious minds want to know.


It will also so depend on what sort of cancer. A brain tumor is going to
be a lot harder to get cleared for than mole gone wrong on your big toe.

A brain tumor is pretty much exclusive, even if benign.

What about two small polyps right near a major nerve in the ear?

{SHUDDER}
--
Matt Barrow
Performance Homes, LLC.
Cheyenne, WY

It will also so depend on what sort of cancer. A brain tumor is going to
be a lot harder to get cleared for than mole gone wrong on your big toe.

A brain tumor is pretty much exclusive, even if benign.


Not necessarily.

See http://www.brainsflight.com

wrote:
It will also so depend on what sort of cancer. A brain tumor is
going to be a lot harder to get cleared for than mole gone wrong on
your big toe.

A brain tumor is pretty much exclusive, even if benign.


Not necessarily.

See http://www.brainsflight.com

Is he flying under the LSA rules, I wonder? The FAA database shows that his
last medical was issued 4/2002. It's the only name match in the database.

Is he flying under the LSA rules, I wonder? The FAA database shows that his
last medical was issued 4/2002. It's the only name match in the database.

For now he's flying under the sport pilot rules, but when I met him he
said he was hoping to eventually get a special issuance 3rd class
medical approved based on his remarkable recovery plus the
demonstrated ability of a year's worth of cross country flights in the
Cub.

They went in under my left breast and around under arm and up by
shoulder blade, 18 Inches. Cut several ribs and collapsed a lung and
went in near spine and removed a calcified lymph node (turned out to
be benign )

Was flying six weeks after operation with a USAF waver for last half
of my service in USAF. After I retired the FAA gave me a waiver and I
held my commercial license and CFII SMEL until I got heart trouble and
just stopped flying and sold my Turbo Mooney (

I'd do the research to see if what you had is absolutely disqualifying
and if not find out what they will need to approve a waiver.

If not a no no go for it ) Even if a no no, perservence has made
them change their mind in past cases and set new criteria.

Big John

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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:22:13 -0700, "Tri-Pacer"
wrote:

I've recently read a couple of articles concerning people who have had
cancer and upon completion of treatment been able to obtain a special
issuance.

Why would a special issuance be required if the person had been successfully
treated for cancer and was free of the disease?

I don't remember if a cancer question was on the medical application or not.

Curious minds want to know.

Cheers:

Paul
N1431A
KPLU

That's something I never could understand. I was treated for thyroid
cancer (surgery & radiation) in 1996. I've been cancer free ever since.
Yet when I went in for my student pilot medical last year, the cancer
seemed to be an issue. I don't understand why, as I have not had cancer
for 10 years. Why would not having cancer be an issue? Are they afraid
I'm going to have an attack of cancer while flying and be incapacitated?
Just one of those FAA mysteries I suppose.

Debbie

Tri-Pacer wrote:
I've recently read a couple of articles concerning people who have had
cancer and upon completion of treatment been able to obtain a special
issuance.

Why would a special issuance be required if the person had been successfully
treated for cancer and was free of the disease?

I don't remember if a cancer question was on the medical application or not.

~D~ wrote in
:

That's something I never could understand. I was treated for thyroid
cancer (surgery & radiation) in 1996. I've been cancer free ever
since. Yet when I went in for my student pilot medical last year, the
cancer seemed to be an issue. I don't understand why, as I have not
had cancer for 10 years. Why would not having cancer be an issue? Are
they afraid I'm going to have an attack of cancer while flying and be
incapacitated? Just one of those FAA mysteries I suppose.

Debbie


I don't know much about it at all, but I know an airline pilot I know
didn;'t even have his ticket pulled while he was undergoing chemo and so
weak he couldn't even drive, never mind fly an A320. The feds knew, too and
it was serious enough that he died from it eventually so what's thde deal
with that? Seems like they make it up as they go along sometimes.



Bertie