Any state certified MD can do them - the hard part is finding one who doesn’t freak out when you mention FAA. Few if any AME’s will do them.
Try this (I don’t think it’s paywalled - if it is send me the zip code and I’ll check it for you): https://www.aopa.org/advocacy/pilots/medical/doctor-finder <https://www.aopa.org/advocacy/pilots/medical/doctor-finder> Mark > On Sep 5, 2020, at 12:45 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > I wonder if garden variety doctors know about this? Should I find the form > and take it to them? Or is it something they fill out online? > > From: Mark Radabaugh <> > Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 6:27 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Drone licensing > > Any doctor you can get to fill out the form works. It does not need to be an > AME. A lot of FAA AME’s were pissed when they came out with BasicMed > because they don’t make any money anymore. > > Mark Radabaugh > Amplex > 22690 Pemberville Rd > Luckey, OH 43443 > 419-261-5996 > >> On Sep 4, 2020, at 7:06 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: >> >> >> Nice, no EKG. I wonder if having a DOT medical card would be roughly >> equivalent to the CMEC. In otherwords do I still have to see an airmans >> medical examiner or can my DOT doctor do it? >> >> From: Mark Radabaugh <> >> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 2:47 PM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Drone licensing >> >> A couple of things have changed since you last had a medical. >> >> You can now do ‘BasicMed’ to satisfy the FCC requirement: >> >> What do I need to do to fly under BasicMed? >> Comply with the general BasicMed requirements (possess a U.S. driver's >> license, have held a medical after July 14, 2006). >> Get a physical exam with a state-licensed physician, using the Comprehensive >> Medical Examination Checklist >> Complete a BasicMed medical education course; >> Go fly! >> >> >> As a CFI I can complete a BFR with you while acting as PIC for the flight, >> meaning you do not have to have a current medical to complete. >> >> Once you (as a certified pilot) complete the online course you can take that >> certification to any CFI to certify your application to get your ‘remote >> pilot’ license. >> >> Your private certificate does not cover you to fly a drone (remote pilot in >> FAA terms). >> >> Mark >> >>> On Sep 4, 2020, at 2:04 PM, Robert Andrews <i...@avantwireless.com <>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hmmm, I wonder if a flight review requires a current medical? If the >>> reviewer is the PIC... >>> >>> On 09/04/2020 10:23 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com <> wrote: >>>> Found the process: >>>> For people who already hold a pilot certificate issued under 14 CFR part >>>> 61, You simply need to complete the FAA’s online course, which will take >>>> you about two hours to complete. Note that you must have completed a >>>> flight review within the previous 24 months. >>>> Crap, have not had a medical in years... >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Matt Hoppes >>>> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 10:49 AM >>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Drone licensing >>>> That is absolutely not true. You need a UAS license to be able to fly even >>>> though the testing is very similar to a private pilot license but it does >>>> have other things attached to it. >>>>> On Sep 4, 2020, at 12:46 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com <> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I am a private pilot with an instrument rating. I started doing >>>>> commercial ground school once but realized I really didn't need >>>>> commercial for the incidental business flying I was doing so I dropped >>>>> it. I know nothing about drone operations or regs. I have been told >>>>> that I can legally fly drones due to my regular license. Not sure if >>>>> that is even true. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke >>>>> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 10:25 AM >>>>> To: Animal Farm >>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Drone licensing >>>>> >>>>> I was looking through the FAA Requirements to get a drone license. If I >>>>> understand correctly, if you use the drone in any way as a commercial >>>>> flight, I.E. taking pictures of a tower, then you need the commercial >>>>> license. >>>>> >>>>> The FAA Website talks about going to a testing facility to Pass the >>>>> 'initial aeronautical knowledge test'. The FAA links out to >>>>> psiexams.com <http://psiexams.com/> At psiexams.com >>>>> <http://psiexams.com/> they don't have a 'initial aeronautical >>>>> knowledge test' listed, but they do have a 'Unmanned Aircraft General - >>>>> Small (UAG)'. Is this the test that you actually need to pass? Many >>>>> people here are pilots, what are good resources to study/practice for >>>>> the tests? Has anyone recently gotten their drone license. 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