Is your medical lost in the paperwork shuffle?
Suppose your aviation medical examiner (AME) gives you the little piece of paper that proclaims to the FAA that you are fit to fly, but the paperwork never

Suppose your aviation medical examiner (AME) gives you the little piece of paper that proclaims to the FAA that you are fit to fly, but the paperwork never reaches the agency’s Aeromedical Certification Branch in Oklahoma City. Are you legal? Are you liable? While certainly not routine, the situation has cropped up more often than one might think.

One FSDO safety program manager recently recounted an incident several years ago when a number of attendees at a safety seminar complained they were no longer receiving their monthly Aviation Safety Program Seminar announcements through the mail. These announcements go only to holders of a current FAA medical certificate.

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