*IMPORTANT* PILOTS READ COMPLETELY

APPOINTMENT INFO

• Please make your appointment here at AvDoc51 by going to Schedule Appointment on this site OR email Beth at Beth@AvDoc51.com OR call 407-846-0854.

• Prior to your scheduled appointment for an FAA Airman Medical Certificate Evaluation, please read this pilot information page in great detail and then Click the button at the bottom of this page to hyper-link to the FAA MedXpress Application Process.  You will need to login to your account or create a new password/login profile.  Please read the rest of this page in great detail.

Completing the Application for Airman Medical Certificate, FAA Form 8500-8 (all pilots read-please)

• PLEASE READ IN FULL SO THAT YOU DON'T ATTRACT NEGATIVE ATTENTION FROM OUR FAA FRIENDS

• Block 3--Provide only your full legal name in Block 3 to include middle name as it appears on your birth certificate, passport, drivers license or pilot license--no nicknames no abbreviations no initials

• Block 17b, please read this very carefully, do you wear "CONTACT LENSES FOR READING WHILE FLYING"--that is contact lenses for READING/NEAR vision (not distance vision) while flying; it is very unlikely that someone would wear contact lenses for near-reading vision while flying, so the answer would be NO

      +++Block 18, "HAVE YOU EVER IN YOUR LIFE", that's right, in your life since your were born--this medical history in Block 18 does not expire, ALSO, putting PRNC or previously reported no change is NO LONGER HAPPILY ACCEPTED BY FAA so please briefly-briefly explain your yes answer in the comment block.

• Block 18y, Disability Benefits--this includes any disability benefits provided to you from Social Security, Veterans Affairs--military VA rating or any other state, county or business oriented disability benefits.  IF those benefits were temporary and eventually terminated then put that in as a yes and explain in the comments block. Be truthful and complete since the FAA will compare records with the VA and Social Security and approach you with a negative attitude if the information does not coincide.

• Block 19, health care provider (doctor) visits within the past THREE YEARS (3 years), use your judgement or discuss with our staff, for instance if you were seen several times for the same affliction then list it once and explain the multiple visits in the comments section, we can help you with this.

• Block 20, this authorizes the FAA to check on your driving record with the National Driver Registry (NDR) and with your state  Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)--that is at the state and national level of your driving record.  Please note Block 18v,  read this carefully and acknowledge if it pertains to any of your driving history, the FAA is mostly interested in your history of operating motor vehicles of any type, that is any type of motor vehicle under the influence of a substance (drugs/alcohol), please be truthful since they will find out anyway.

• Once fully completed, then Submit the Application in accordance with the website directions and copy down your confirmation number (usually +/-12 numbers). 

• ALSO--and this is important--Please print out a hard copy of your completed Med Express Form 8500-8 (usually 2 pages) and bring that to your appointment, we must see this before your exam can be completed.

• If you have any problems or uncertainties or questions about your application, then complete it as much as you can and then save it according to instructions, then when you come in for your appointment we will pull it up and look it over before submission.

• ****VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:  If you are not computer savvy and have problems with negotiating web based forms or information or you do not have the computer equipment or computer skills at your disposal or for some reason you can not access the FAA MedXpress site then please call and we will make arrangements for you to complete your MedXpress Form 8500-8 here at our office using our computer and under the guidance of our staff, service fee may be applied.