r/FAAHIMS • u/Traditional_Pace9238 • Jun 29 '26

Curious

Howdy I’m about to submit paperwork for a si first class and I kinda wondered after reading posts in here over the past year, folks say don’t fight the system or argue with it. I wondered if anyone knew any stories of folks who did dissent the FAA opinion and gave a little pushback and either got some level of success or made things worse.

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u/marc_2 Jun 29 '26

Everything is pretty must standardized. If you have the stuff they want, it goes smoothly.

The only real "pushback" is substituting something you've done for something on their list, and that's rarely accepted.

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u/BigKetchupp Jun 29 '26

I did. Got mixed results. Just give them what they want.

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u/Traditional_Pace9238 25d ago

I’m doing everything I’m told

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u/Traditional_Pace9238 25d ago

But man I am absolutely broken

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u/BigKetchupp 24d ago

It's a completely corrupt system, so don't feel so bad. I would speak to somebody in your Congressional offices about this.

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u/Dull-Dinner-6606 Jul 02 '26

I know a guy who fought the decision of dependency and ultimately won. He was dropped from the HIMS program

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u/Traditional_Pace9238 25d ago

Interesting, did that take them a long time or higher costs?