Getting Ready for Special Issuance

• How Can I Know Which Conditions the FAA Cares About?

• Google “site:faa.gov "medical conditions"
• AOPA.ORG -> Flight Planning -> Medical Certification Clear, well-organized, current, quotable, readily available. If you have a condition that's addressed here, print out the relevant text and take it to your doctor.
• Tell your doctor that this is a legal process: every base must be touched. (Doctors tend to give approximately what's wanted, and tend to give opinions rather than data. The FAA wants data; the docs there don't have a care for your doc's opinion. And they want relevant data. Doctors, not clerks, will be reviewing the records, and they're annoyed by BS.)
• Example: If you have high blood pressure, take the Hypertension Evaluation Worksheet with you to your doctor. And take the completed form to your AME

• Don't argue with the FAA; just give them the data they ask for.

• But “all medical records” is legalese. What it really means is “all records that reveal your medical status.” Don't send nursing notes and other chaff.
• Your doctor, knowing doctors will review this, can help select what to send.