Surrender medical?

[astjp2]

Are you required to surrender your medical if you are in an aircraft accident and had a loss of consciousness during the accident? Per the FAR's? Tim

[T-Rex]

Re: Surrender medical?

I would never give it up. They will have to pry it out of my cold dead hands. I figure big brother is watching and they will let you know what they need.

[Larry Lyons]

Re: Surrender medical?

Having read a lot about what you:
A. Can do, B. Should do, C. Don't do.

GET AN ATTORNEY, DO NOT ADMIT TO A THING!

Sorry but todays world demands you watch your 6.
Flying Magizine, I believe, had an article about just this sort of thing not to long ago. Never but never admit to a thing until you have talked to your attorney.

Sorry but "Big brother" and I do not see eye to eye.

L

[Steve Green]

Re: Surrender medical?

My two cents, contact AOPA. Plan B: contact Dr. Robert Sancetta in Boulder, CO. That is the kind of thing he deals with all the time. He is available by google search (I don't have it with me) or I can get you his contact info later.

[astjp2]

Re: Surrender medical?

Well I am trying to see if the comercial pilot that is sueing me is required to surrender his medical, because he is going to claim loss of income even though he was flying 6 months after the crash, and he flew this last season also. The average person would read the report and chalk it up to pilot error in his crash but he has a lawyer now and I am trying to get my facts together on my defense. I cant afford a lawyer yet so I am running solo for now. Tim

[Mark Julicher]

Re: Surrender medical?

PM Doc. He is a senior AME and can probably tell you off the top of his head.

He may be out of town, so if you don't get a reasonably quick answer, then PM me and I'll try to hook you up.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Surrender medical?

The thing about "Big Brothers" is they can be your best friend and protector, or the jack-ass that beats the stuffing out of you every time you turn your back. The FAA was originally set up by PILOTS to help keep us safe. There are still a bunch of really great guys there, the RIGHT kind of "Big Brother". There are also a bunch of the bad kind of brothers there who don't even fly and couldn't care less about aviation, pilots or airplanes.
Find the good ones and let them know how much you appreciate them, we need more of them to take the FAA back. Avoid the jerks like the plague, they will make our lives miserable. Watch for the new guys who haven't become either one yet. The bad actors will recruit them, we need to get to them first.
We can do a lot to make the FAA better just by getting to know the local FAA employees and getting them out to the airport to show them how great light aviation really is. TAKE ONE UP IN A TAYLORCRAFT and show him what kind of people we are! Every one we turn from the dark side will be a long time friend and maybe we can infect them with our passion for flying.
IT WORKS! Once you get to know a few of the good ones they will feed the new guys to you. We need to take the FAA back.
Hank

Yes, talk to a lawyer before you say anything. AOPA has a great program and it is VERY reasonably priced. The NASA ASRS system can SAVE YOUR BACK SIDE! Get a form and CARRY IT IN YOUR PLANE!!! If you screw up, USE IT!

[flybikefarm]

Re: Surrender medical?

Two years ago I had to surrender my medical because the doctor found a double hernia. At the time I did not know that a hernia was not a reason for a failure. It took 18 months and several thousand dollars to get it back!!! Now I will let the medical exspire and fly sport pilot and not tell the FAA anything. Also now I don't have to deal with the TSA.

[Larry Lyons]

Re: Surrender medical?

Go back and read a couple of years of Martha Lunken in Flying. She states there more then once, do not under any condition admit to a damn thing! L