Order of Training

[wdewg88]

Hey all,
I'm back trying to see if I can get going on training. I'd like to take another "discovery" type flight to see if nerves subside, but in the meant time- I'm starting smaller inexpensive steps that I can knock out. Worst case is I have a ton of interesting knowledge and only out a few 100 bucks.

So, I'm enrolled in the Gold Seal online school and hope to take (and pass) the written before I start flight training- maybe in the next 2 months.

Should I also go ahead and get my medical done too, or do I need to be in the FAA system for that to count?

I'm trying to do as much as possible before I start flight training- -is there anything else I should be doing? Thanks in advance!

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Answers here are for both the benefit of the OP and any other lurkers that come across this information.

Why isn’t this post by AggieMike88 a sticky under Pilot Training or Medical Topics? I’m glad there is the https://tinyurl.com/ame-consult link, but it seems it really should be a sticky in both places, especially considering the increasing intrusion of the aeromedical division into all aspects of flying.