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must ground himself immediately. FAR 61.53 states that no person who holds a medical certificate ... may act as pilot in command, or in any other capacity as a required pilot flight crewmember, while that person: 1) Knows or has reason to know of any medical condition that would make the person unable to meet the requirements for the medical certificate for the pilot operation. FAR 67 states that any history or clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina, or coronary artery disease that has required treatment, or, if untreated, that has been symptomatic or clinically significant are disqualifying conditions. Therefore, any pilot with a history or symptoms of coronary artery disease may not fly unless he is specifically allowed to by the FAA Special Issuance procedures.
If one is diagnosed with coronary artery disease or has an actual MI, there is a waiting period before the FAA will even consider a Special Issuance. That waiting period varies from three to six months, depending on whether the patient received any invasive treatment (coronary bypass surgery, percutaneous stenting), and whether the affected artery was the right or left coronary. Any surgical or stenting procedures involving the left coronary artery requires the six month wait.
Once the waiting period has elapsed, the applicant can go to his AME and have an exam. The AME will defer issuance to the FAA Aeromedical Certification Branch in Oklahoma City. The FAA will want considerable documentation including all reports from your treating physician, a GXT (graded exercise test), blood lipid levels, medications, and cardiac catheterization. There are additional requirements if one wants a Special Issuance for a First or Second Class medical. The requirements are strict and complex and I would strongly recommend discussing them with your AME before deciding whether you want to proceed with the Special Issuance process.
Once a Special Issuance is issued, renewals can be done by the AME directly, although the airman will need a full status report and maximal GXT at the time of each renewal.
If you apply for a medical and are told a Special Issuance is needed, you MUST follow through and obtain it or your medical will be denied. KA
About the Author: Dr. Jerrold Seckler has recently retired after practicing medicine (urology) for over 40 years and as an active AME for 25 years. He has over 6,000 total hours, 2,200 of those in his 2001 Cirrus SR22. He is an ATP, CFII, former COPA Board Member and a ground instructor at CPPPs.
The items discussed in this column are related to experiences by Dr. Seckler in his many years as an AME, and made hypothetical for the article. Any information given is general in nature and does not constitute medical advice.
MAY 2015
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