Should I got to medical appt?

[Nonamepilot]

I am a student pilot who is about to solo. I filled out medxpress application and have an appt with doctor this coming week. I have been in recovery from alcohol and opiate addiction for 6 years. I have multiple DUIs from many years ago and other criminal history. I was wild when I was young. I have been seeing an addiction specialist who has prescribed Suboxone which I have been taking for approx 6 yrs. Other than prescribed suboxone, I have been completely clean from all other alcohol and drugs. I started flying at 14 yrs old and love aviation. Now that I own a small business and sobered up, I decided to finish my goal of becoming a pilot. After filling out medx application I got worried. Another member of Pilots of America pointed me towards this forum. Please help. I dont want to keep my med exam appointment and end up deferred or denied.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

sport option is not so I can avoid a medical altogether and fly while intoxicated. I'm not an idiot! The plan is to keep flying while I'm doing what the FAA requires to eventually acquire a med cert. Any input is greatly appreciated! Including constructive criticism!

Yes, sport pilot or flying gliders can keep you flying while working out the medical issues, as long as you can self certify safety as you state. As Dr. Chien noted, it will require some time todo all the testing and consultation to get the 3rd class medical. You can start on that now in consultative mode.

Definitely do NOT go and give the MID number from the MedExpress application to an AME to activate the application until the consulting senior HIMS AME is sure it will succeed. And it will cost as Dr. Chien suggested.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Question for the OP, out of curiosity. Did your flight instructor know of theses issues? If they did, it seems like they should have advised about the difficulty in obtaining a medical early on.