Appeal and Appeal again then ask the FAA just what they want. PLEASE read the AOPA write up about diabetes. Also AOPA will help you along with the process. now it WILL take time and patience. Good Luck
>> Brian G. Douglas >> KR2 >> N8575C W/training Wheel >> Killeen Texas >> with diabetes (6.9A1C) and HBP under control with lots of medicine ----- Original Message ----- From: <jg7...@mindspring.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:26 AM Subject: Re: KR> Diabetes > Hi everyone, > I have a friend who is trying to get his medical to start flight training > and has diabetes. He has to take insulin up to 2 times a day but his > condition is well under control. I flew him to Huntsville to take his > daughter to see his ex wife and he was hooked. He went to his doctor and > had all of his test updated and took them and all of his records from the > last 5 or 10 years to the AME who told him that as far as he was concerned > he would give him his certificate on the spot. He sent all the info to the > FAA and a few weeks later got a letter stating that he was temporarily > turned down. According to the diabetes association web site on flight > medicals and the FAA website he should qualify hands down. Does anyone out > there have any advice? He really has the flying fever, (we all know what > that feels like) I think anyone who wants to fly that badly should have > the > chance. Any help would be appreciated. > Thanks > John Godwin >
