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Old 03-07-2014, 02:26 PM
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Bob I'm sure it feels like it might as well be an eternity right now, but in less than a year from now you'll be back in the air. When you look back on the wait it won't seem like it was all that long....
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Old 06-26-2014, 08:25 AM
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Another update for the archive:

I had my medical with a new AME down at the Mayo Clinic. I couldn't get in to see the guy I wanted -- Clayton Cowl -- because he was booked into August. Popular guy.

So I got Mark Steffen at Mayo's Aeromedical Dept., who has been tremendous.

It's the first time I've had an AME who actually seems interested in helping me navigate the process. Most of the guys I've gone to have cashed the check and sent the paperwork to Oklahoma City.

I spent about four hours down in Rochester on Monday and Mark called three times on Tuesday and once on Wednesday with updates on how the process is going.

He's still getting more clinical notes and old EKGs (I have a right bundle branch block in the heart and that's always made the FAA nervous) but he's sent what he has on to the Great Lakes office and it's getting some attention.

Bottom line: He says I'm normal and he's recommending -- pending the acquisition of more data -- that I be approved.

He said the worst that's likely to happen on the Meniere's is they make me wait another 5 months (bringing it to a year sympton free), which I said is fine at this point since I can save more money on Avgas to pay for what's likely to be a pretty big bill from Mayo.

The FAA also may require another stress test for the heart, which I'll pass with flying colors as usual.

So, to keep the narrative updated, there's hope.

Still: I constantly think that if someone here hadn't known about that 2007 Aeromedical bulletin article that the FAA put out, I'd be out of the flying business and sold the plane by now.

There was zero information on the options therein available.

And I also keep thinking about the EAA consultant who intervened on my behalf and reported back -- after conferring with the FAA --that I was finished as a pilot.

It's kind of a crazy, disjointed medical certification system we have. Granted -- and this is important -- it was a GOOD decision not to deny my medical. I wouldn't have been a safe pilot. But the gap in the process is the lack of direction and assessment upon denial that gives the airman a clearer picture of the path (or not) to recovery.

Yes, I realize you can pay some consultants big bucks for that, but that fact only further defines the problem. They're usually ex-FAA'ers who, AOPA's case, helped create the system in the first place, now making money as consultants to navigate it.

A better idea is to have a system that's navigable in the first place.
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Old 06-26-2014, 08:30 AM
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So very happy for you Bob. Sounds like you got a winner with this doc. Here's to seeing you back in the left seat!
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Old 06-26-2014, 08:35 AM
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Good news, Bob. I can't say enough about the aeromedical team at Mayo. They were great when I needed them to be great.
Hope you are back in the saddle soon.
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Old 06-26-2014, 10:18 AM
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Bob, hang in there. It sounds like you are on the right track.

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Old 07-01-2014, 12:14 PM
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And to conclude this endless thread, I got this email from Dr. Schall today:

Bob:
I hope this finds you doing well. I have reviewed and approved your Special Issuance for your Medical Certificate. You should receive it in the next 5-10 days. If you need to fly sooner, I can email you a Fax-Wire letter that you can fly on for 60 days until your Certificate shows up. Let me know if you need one. All the best.

Kindest Regards,

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Old 07-01-2014, 12:17 PM
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Bomb-diggity!! Congrats!
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Old 07-01-2014, 12:18 PM
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Oh, also, if you're keeping score. It took the FAA exactly one week to make a decision. One week!
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Celebrate! And go flying this afternoon.
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Old 07-01-2014, 12:19 PM
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Great news!

Congratulations!

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