Have you gotten your FAA Medical or Student Pilot Certificate yet?

UPDATE: Since this post and video were published, the FAA separated the student pilot certificate and the medical certificate. The video below is the process you will go through to get your medical certificate only. You must apply for the student pilot certificate through the IACRA website. See your instructor for details on how to fill out the application.

If you’re not aware of it, you now have to fill out your medical information online before you go to the FAA Medical examiner. In this video I will show you the steps you will take to set up an account so you can start filling out your medical form. The form will stay in the system for 60 days once you submit it.

If you have questions, there are examples to help but if you get stuck on something related to medication type your doctor will be able to fix that. Make sure you check the application for mistakes because once you submit it, you won’t be able to reopen it and may have to complete another one. When the application is finished, it will give you a confirmation number. Be sure to write this number down because you will need to bring it to your appointment with you so they can open your application.

If you are a student pilot make sure that you apply for a STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. You don’t need anything higher than a 3rd class medical on your student pilot certificate because 1st class and 2nd class are for more experienced pilots. When you are done you can click on the exam summary button where you can save a PDF version on your computer or print out a copy which I believe has your confirmation number on it. Ask the examiner for a copy of the completed form for your records.

Make sure that you change the quality of the video to HD and open up to full screen so you can read everything better.

Please send any pilots you know to this website that you think may like to see this video or any other information here. I hope you enjoy it.

Joe