Chris Finlayson

The other requirement is to be evaluated by a board certified psychiatrist. The psychiatrist that I was seeing, she was a nurse practitioner. That wasn't at the level for which the FAA would require. So I then had to search out a MD.

I had to go through a cognitive screening, a personality screening, as well as an interview by a neuropsychologist.

I had to go through a cognitive screening, a personality screening, as well as an interview by a neuropsychologist.

I had to go through a cognitive screening, a personality screening, as well as an interview by a neuropsychologist.

I also had to go through neurological testing.

I also had to go through neurological testing.

I also had to go through neurological testing.

It is boring. It is paying about four grand out of pocket to play. Oh, what's the app on the phone? Basically like paying four grand to play luminosity while a doctor stares over your shoulder. That's all elective testing. None of that is covered by insurance. So it's all out of pocket.

It is boring. It is paying about four grand out of pocket to play. Oh, what's the app on the phone? Basically like paying four grand to play luminosity while a doctor stares over your shoulder. That's all elective testing. None of that is covered by insurance. So it's all out of pocket.

It is boring. It is paying about four grand out of pocket to play. Oh, what's the app on the phone? Basically like paying four grand to play luminosity while a doctor stares over your shoulder. That's all elective testing. None of that is covered by insurance. So it's all out of pocket.

So, yeah. So in the FAA world, it is absolutely required. It is a requirement for me to get a medical. It is a requirement to have a medical to do my job. Requirement, requirement, requirement. Insurance land, it is, I do not need to be a pilot. This is not medically necessary for my health. It is medically necessary for my employment.

So, yeah. So in the FAA world, it is absolutely required. It is a requirement for me to get a medical. It is a requirement to have a medical to do my job. Requirement, requirement, requirement. Insurance land, it is, I do not need to be a pilot. This is not medically necessary for my health. It is medically necessary for my employment.

So, yeah. So in the FAA world, it is absolutely required. It is a requirement for me to get a medical. It is a requirement to have a medical to do my job. Requirement, requirement, requirement. Insurance land, it is, I do not need to be a pilot. This is not medically necessary for my health. It is medically necessary for my employment.

The woman just said, yep, you were denied. I was like, what? I actually requested my full file from the FAA with the application notes and things that they normally don't send you. They see me as in remission, but I need to check more boxes, essentially. That's probably the most frustrating thing for me right now is the fact that, like, I kind of got hosed.

The woman just said, yep, you were denied. I was like, what? I actually requested my full file from the FAA with the application notes and things that they normally don't send you. They see me as in remission, but I need to check more boxes, essentially. That's probably the most frustrating thing for me right now is the fact that, like, I kind of got hosed.

The woman just said, yep, you were denied. I was like, what? I actually requested my full file from the FAA with the application notes and things that they normally don't send you. They see me as in remission, but I need to check more boxes, essentially. That's probably the most frustrating thing for me right now is the fact that, like, I kind of got hosed.

And now there's no recourse other than to start it all over. So...

And now there's no recourse other than to start it all over. So...

And now there's no recourse other than to start it all over. So...

Yep. Basically, I'm having to restart the whole process. So I have to wait on the FAA to send them my paperwork. I have to wait on my other doctors to send them paperwork. I have to wait on all that stuff for them to compile that. I'm probably going to have to redo some testing because, you know, the FAA is not going to want to see a test that's a year and a half old.