TO OBTAIN YOUR FAA Medical CERTIFICATE
Follow these steps:
1. First, read this entire page. Then, go to the FAA Medxpress website, log on, and complete the form online. When you have successfully completed that task, you will be issued a confirmation number. It is vitally important that you have that confirmation number with you when you arrive at my office. Please do not confuse the AOPA’ “TurboMedical” with the FAA’s MedXpress. They are not the same, and we cannot use the TurboMedical form, as it is not part of the FAA’s database.
2. Print out and bring with you a copy of the online form. The .pdf format will have the confirmation number printed on it.
3. If you use glasses for near or far vision, bring them with you. Please. If you have concerns that you might not pass the vision requirements, see your eye care practitioner first. Don’t have an eye care practitioner? Click here for my recommendations. Vision requirements.
4. Make an appointment for your medical exam by calling The Beverly Flight Center, 978-774-7755. My office hours are usually on Wednesdays.
5. Please remember to bring $100 cash or check with you, as I do not accept credit or debit cards. I also do not accept any form of health insurance, as health insurers in general will not pay for administrative medical exams, such as FAA medical exams. I will cheerfully provide you with a receipt which you may use to obtain reimbursement from your employer or other sources.
6. Applicants often ask if their answers are “permanent” once they record them on the MedXpress form. The answer is that they are recorded on the virtual form, but we can change them in my office if necessary after discussion. If you have any questions or doubts, please use AOPA.org or FAA.gov. If you’re unable to find the answer on either of those websites, send your question via e-mail to me in advance of your appointment date.
7. If you think that you may need a longer appointment because of a complicated medical issue or past special issuance, please let me know in advance.
8. If you have any correspondence from the FAA, e.g. a “special issuance” letter, please, please, remember to bring it with you. I do not have ready access to them. Some of these special issuance letters allow me to issue your medical here in the office, but I can’t do that unless you bring me the letter that allows me to do so.
9. If you have a “SODA” (Statement of Demonstrated Ability) from the FAA, You MUST have it with you for me to issue your medical certificate.
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