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24th September 2007, 08:38
INFORMATION FOR PILOTS
IMPORTANT CHANGES to FAA PILOT MEDICAL CERTIFICATION
The FAA now allows pilots to complete their medical history on-line. The first part of the form 8500-8 can be completed by the pilot prior to the appointment with the AME. The pilot gets a confirmation number and the AME uses it to access the on-line form completed by the pilot before completing the AME section and generating the medical certificate. See notes below from the FAA website.
FAA MedXPress is a web application used for the electronic submission, via the internet, of FAA Form 8500-8 applicant information (Items 1 – 20). All that is required for airmen to participate in FAA MedXPress is a valid E-mail address and the creation of an FAA MedXPress account. FAA MedXPress is another FAA initiative toward making the Aerospace Medical Certification Division (AMCD) paperless and is intended to speed-up the processing of an Airman’s request for certification and to shorten the applicant’s office visit with the AME. The Aerospace Medical Certification Division strongly encourages AMEs to participate in this new FAA application.
Applicants interested in FAA MedXPress should be directed to the FAA MedXPress website at: https://medxpress.faa.gov/ (https://medxpress.faa.gov/)
Contact me if you need more info. Dr Sean Petherbridge.
IMPORTANT CHANGES to FAA PILOT MEDICAL CERTIFICATION
The FAA now allows pilots to complete their medical history on-line. The first part of the form 8500-8 can be completed by the pilot prior to the appointment with the AME. The pilot gets a confirmation number and the AME uses it to access the on-line form completed by the pilot before completing the AME section and generating the medical certificate. See notes below from the FAA website.
FAA MedXPress is a web application used for the electronic submission, via the internet, of FAA Form 8500-8 applicant information (Items 1 – 20). All that is required for airmen to participate in FAA MedXPress is a valid E-mail address and the creation of an FAA MedXPress account. FAA MedXPress is another FAA initiative toward making the Aerospace Medical Certification Division (AMCD) paperless and is intended to speed-up the processing of an Airman’s request for certification and to shorten the applicant’s office visit with the AME. The Aerospace Medical Certification Division strongly encourages AMEs to participate in this new FAA application.
Applicants interested in FAA MedXPress should be directed to the FAA MedXPress website at: https://medxpress.faa.gov/ (https://medxpress.faa.gov/)
Contact me if you need more info. Dr Sean Petherbridge.