FAA "Courtesy Call" after Basic Med

[sailvi767]

It is a requirement to notify the FAA of every address change. Does the address on your certificate match the basic med address?

[Flyin'Bryan]

Az and Bugsy have mentioned some things that are also running around in head as well. I will most likely go back to the phone message and probably try to verify the phone number somehow, and also check my credentials in the FAA database. I also thought that perhaps the stuff from AOPA might not match the address that they have on file, and it may be purely innocent.

As far as the question about what the FAA receives from AOPA is concerned: The FAA still has to be aware of your medical issuance status somehow; For example, they still need to be able to determine if you are issued a standard class medical or a special issuance medical, or BasicMed.

I assume they are figuring all that out from the info they get from AOPA, as others have mentioned. SO even if they are not capturing any detailed medical information about you if you go through Basic Med, I think they still need to figure out somehow exactly what TYPE of medical you have, and have to keep that up to date in their records. So I understand that.

But the kicker to all of this for me, as some of you have mentioned, is that if the FAA needed something "official" from me, I usually get that in writing from them, not from a "courtesy call" on the phone - which is why this was so strange to me.

FWIW, if this happens to anybody else, just be aware I guess, and proceed with caution due to the present "personal information" situation we all currently find ourselves in. I'll update the thread once I get the "rest of the story."

Goooooood day! (I miss Paul Harvey)

Thanks again for all the input.

[emuyshondt]

Hopefully your address is current in the FAA database. Remember you have 30 days to report an address change. If the address provided for the OPA course is different than the k e in the registry, it may trigger questions about not having reported a move.

[Timberwolf]

Bryan,

I have to disagree with the first part about the FAA knowing about your medical status. I have an Air Force flying medical which covers me under third class. No where in the regs have I seen that I have to alert the FAA that I hold such a medical.

14 CFR 61.23(b) Operations not requiring a medical certificate. A person is not required to hold a medical certificate?
(9) When a military pilot of the U.S. Armed Forces can show evidence of an up-to-date medical examination authorizing pilot flight status issued by the U.S. Armed Forces and?
(i) The flight does not require higher than a third-class medical certificate; and
(ii) The flight conducted is a domestic flight operation within U.S. airspace.

[rick9mjn]

too look up a maybe "scam" phone number , i use . www.411.com..., it is free......, but i have never looked up a government phone number,... but it does work for me , with the standard "scam" phone calls that , i do get.....
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good day , good luck /rick

[rv7boy]

Yikes!

I went to the FAA Airman database inquiry link provided in Post #3 and discovered I'm not listed!! My deceased brother and my son who has been inactive for over 15 years are both listed but not me.

Then when I tried to send them a message using their inquiry link, it indicated it was not available and I should try again later! [Update: Found an email link, and it apparently worked. We'll see how long it takes for it to get straightened out! Hopefully I won't receive a phone call, because I only answer familiar callers or those who leave messages.]

Communication with the government is so much fun! (I shouldn't be surprised, I work for the guv'mint!)

[rv7boy]

I did a quick validation of information in the FAA Airman Certificate database.

Folks you should check your information.

I queried the database for some pilots that I personally know and got varying results.

In my case and in a few other's, we don't exist in the database. But for other pilots, their information is INCORRECT (e.g., BasicMed information)! And for others there is a lot of information (difficulty with the vision color tests!) that is not consistent from pilot to pilot. Some is correct and some is incorrect.

[P.S.... CORRECTION: I stand corrected. Please see later Post Nos. 19 and 24.]

I suspect the FAA has hired a contractor to build this database, and either they went online too soon (to meet a contract deadline) or they are combining information from several databases, or they just goofed! It appears it's going to take a lot of work to get it sorted out.

In any case, I would recommend you check your information for accuracy, and let them know (there is an email link) if it's wrong.

[BobTurner]

Mine is okay, although I noticed updates are slow; e.g., I renewed my cfi certificate on 8/2/2017, it took 7 weeks to show up on-line.
I also see they no longer ask you to identify yourself to gain access.

[jliltd]

My information shows that I have been a pilot since 2006 rather than the actual 1985. 21 years of flying time gone.

[RV8iator]

I have recieved two separate calls from the ATL FSDO to verify information. One was to make sure I had in fact recieved my SAC card and the other was to verify information. The local offices are in fact staffed by nice folks that actually want to help us out sometimes. Call them back and ask what they eant.