N727NK
January 21, 2003, 12:33 PM
Basically, my question is IS IT even POSSIBLE, with out any sort of hassles.. I USED to be diagnosed as BiPolar, but it has since gone 100% away, and even my old dr said he sees no signs of it, but it is stil recorded.. What limitations might there be?
Chris
EXASaab
January 21, 2003, 12:45 PM
N727NK,
I copied and pasted from the FAA website the mental requirements for a second class medical which is required for Commercial Pilots/CFI's. It says no history of bipolar disorder. But the FAA does things on a case by case basis. The best thing would be to call an AME (Aviation Medical Examiner) and inquire as to see if there is any special issuances that you may get. If you have any other questions feel free to PM me and I'd be glad to try to help.
§ 67.207 Mental.
Mental standards for a secondclass airman medical certificate are:
(a) No established medical history or clinical diagnosis of any of the following:
(1) A personality disorder that is severe enough to have repeatedly manifested itself by overt acts;
(2) A psychosis. As used in this section, "psychosis" refers to a mental disorder in which:
(i) The individual has manifested delusions, hallucinations, grossly bizarre or disorganized behavior, or other commonly accepted symptoms of this condition; or
(ii) The individual may reasonably be expected to manifest delusions, hallucinations, grossly bizarre or disorganized behavior, or other commonly accepted symptoms of this condition.
(3) A bipolar disorder.
(4) Substance dependence, except where there is established clinical evidence, satisfactory to the Federal Air Surgeon, of recovery, including sustained total abstinence from the substance(s) for not less than the preceding 2 years. As used in this section--
(i) "Substance" includes: alcohol; other sedatives and hypnotics; anxiolytics; opioids; central nervous system stimulants such as cocaine, amphetamines, and similarly acting sympathomimetics; hallucinogens; phencyclidine or similarly acting arylcyclohexylamines; cannabis; inhalants; and other psychoactive drugs and chemicals; and
(ii) "Substance dependence" means a condition in which a person is dependent on a substance, other than tobacco or ordinary xanthinecontaining (e.g., caffeine) beverages, as evidenced by--
(A) Increased tolerance;
(B) Manifestation of withdrawal symptoms;
(C) Impaired control of use; or
(D) Continued use despite damage to physical health or impairment of social, personal, or occupational functioning.
(b) No substance abuse within the preceding 2 years defined as:
(1) Use of a substance in a situation in which that use was physically hazardous, if there has been at any other time an instance of the use of a substance also in a situation in which that use was physically hazardous;
(2) A verified positive drug test result acquired under an anti-drug program or internal program of the U.S. Department of Transportation or any other Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation; or
(3) Misuse of a substance that the Federal Air Surgeon, based on case history and appropriate, qualified medical judgment relating to the substance involved, finds--
(i) Makes the person unable to safely perform the duties or exercise the privileges of the airman certificate applied for or held; or
(ii) May reasonably be expected, for the maximum duration of the airman medical certificate applied for or held, to make the person unable to perform those duties or exercise those privileges.
(c) No other personality disorder, neurosis, or other mental condition that the Federal Air Surgeon, based on the case history and appropriate, qualified medical judgment relating to the condition involved, finds--
(1) Makes the person unable to safely perform the duties or exercise the privileges of the airman certificate applied for or held; or
(2) May reasonably be expected, for the maximum duration of the airman medical certificate applied for or held, to make the person unable to perform those duties or exercise those privileges.
FAA Aeromedical Website (http://www.cami.jccbi.gov/aam-300/part67.html)
Paddles_up
January 30, 2003, 10:47 AM
WOW...that is very interesting! I didn't realize that!
Paddles_up
December 8, 2004, 08:52 PM
The same applies to the dispatch license as well since it's an airman's certificate.