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Pilot Protection Services: Ask the lawyers
What if I don’t put everything down on my medical application?
Q: SINCE MY last medical in 2004, I have had many doctor visits, none involving major medical conditions. Do I need to list every medical visit since 2004 or is there a statute of limitations? What if I forget one and fail to list it? A: THE MEDICAL APPLICATION—which, as of October 1, is only accepted as an online application using MedXpress—is a document that almost every pilot fills out, over and over again, and each time, it requires our careful attention in answering the questions. Failure to pay that careful attention could lead to a loss of the ability to fly. As it relates to what to report, there are at least two questions on the medical application that merit attention: First, question 18, Medical History, asks, “Have you ever in your life been diagnosed with, had or do you presently have any of the following?” If any of your doctor visits since 2004 involve any of the conditions listed in the application, you will have to provide a “yes” response and an explanation. There is no “statute of limitations” on what must be disclosed since the language of the question is meant to make clear that it pertains to any of the conditions or circumstances listed that have ever happened in your life, without regard to a time limitation. And, any “yes” answers must continue to be given on future applications. Just because you answer “yes” once does not relieve you of making sure to answer “yes” over and over again, though on subsequent applications you do not

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Flight Training - October 2012

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