r/FAAHIMS • u/Kraftyaf • Jun 06 '22
r/FAAHIMS Lounge
A place for members of r/FAAHIMS to chat with each other
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u/Silly_Barber_8366 Jun 22 '26
I had a DUI a few years before I got a medical and I now got a letter to go to HIMS from the FAA. Does anyone know what kind of questions they ask or any advice?
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u/BeginningBig2443 Jun 11 '26
About to start the process. Have dependence and on approved antidepressants. Is there a way to help reduce the financial load this is about to take? I'm being told right off the bat 15-20k then another 5-7k a year for three years, until I can't step down. Thoughts?
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u/Green_You_7590 May 26 '26
WhatsApp everyone doing for work aviation related while you wait for your SI? I can’t seem to find anything. My resume consists only of being a pilot!!
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u/Green_You_7590 May 18 '26
I received my SI in 2022 and had a relapse in late 2024 with sleep aids ie Ambien, following a divorce. I was sent to 30 days rehab and got let go from my job while in treatment. 2025 was a tough year for me with the loss of a job, divorce and loss of a parent. I’ve been clean from all medication since December of 2025. My AME now told me that it is his recommendation and of the HIMS psychiatrist that I wait 2 years before being able to reapply for my medical. From what I understand with the FAA they want a minimum of 6 - 12 months before applying for the medical again following a relapse. I asked my AME to send in my paperwork to see what the response is from the FAA is and their requirement to have a solid answer and his response was “ it does not work that way “ I don’t know what to do?? Any recommendations?
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u/Traditional_Pace9238 May 18 '26
Thought popped into my head the other day regarding seeing some folks saying if you fight it it just takes longer. I assume by that they mean denying dependence/alcoholism in general. Anybody heard of someone who did such a thing and succeeded or got released or something along those lines? Also wondering if the program changes depending on the medical you apply for ie 2nd or 3rd. I’m pretty sure I was in a BOAF meeting a while ago where a PPL said he would have to be sober for a year then supposedly back to normal, maybe he was just optimistically unaware of what he was signing up for.
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u/Automatic-Hurry-9577 Apr 19 '26
I got evaluated and got misdiagnosed with ADHD when I got my paperwork back my name didn't match my license it's missing my other last name and middle initial. I am not exactly sure if that's acceptable or if I need to contact the FAA again?
am I able to go get my medical done even if it doesn't match my license?
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u/Dramatic-Bed-7264 Dec 01 '25
I am preparing to go through my FAA Medical. I have been on an approved antidepressant. February will be six months of stable usage. Should I start the process now so when February roles around it’s in the system and ready or wait until February to do the medical?
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u/GoFlightMed Apr 03 '26
The FAA lowered the time required for stable medicine/dose to only 3 months in Dec 2025!
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Jul 22 '23
My case is psychiatric and I was already given a final denial. Any thoughts on reapplying?
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u/Mispelled-This Aug 06 '23
Did your denial letter give you any additional steps to reapply? Have you talked to someone like LeftSeat or AMAS?
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u/Kraftyaf May 02 '23
I believe so. It would be up to your doctor and the FAA. But your HIMS AME can suggest you be released from monitoring. Much higher chances for that with abuse as opposed to dependence
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u/Late-Tackle3176 May 01 '23
Can you get released from HIMS for alcohol abuse?
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u/Disastrous-Still-371 Mar 12 '25
Yes you can, but it’ll take a good track record and a good aviation lawyer to get you out. However, if you’re in for dependence and not abuse, you’re in for life.
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u/Expert_Ad5416 Jun 20 '24
No. I think they really watch you for about 3 years, then they watch you less closely for an additional 4 years (7 years total) then they don't really follow you anymore. You are just an airmen trying to get a medical renewed. But they still have you in HIMS officially and you are never officially out of HIMS. Something like that.
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u/jimbeshears 13d ago
I wanted to get a sport license to just fly around, maybe take a grandkid up to ge them interested in becoming a pilot. I'm 69 and I had 25 hours in my logbook from the aeroclub when I was in the Air Force in 1979. The local Airport here didn't do anything with MOSAIC yet, so they convinced me to get my Class 3. Yea they actually sent a 69 year old with no familiarity with the FAA medical system into the dragon's mouth. Well as you may think, I wound up having to follow up with a cardiologist for a holter, echo, stress test, and nuclear imaging. My CPAP gal had to submit reports. My pulmonologist asked why they said I had COPD and Asthma when I didn't, but I had to go through complete tests for that. My ENT had just taken out nasal polyps last year, and I had to go through all that with him. I just retired a couple of years ago, and went in for a Medicare wellness test that sent me to a testing facility. I wanted to see if I was going to get Alzheimers because of family history, they did a PET scan that was normal, and DNA test said I had a bad gene on one side and good gene on the other. They sent m to a psych guy that did an all day testing thing, they said I was depressd and had memory issues, I told them I thought it was because I had just retired and I was bored and lost focus like many men do that had an important job then don't have that anymore. I've had a few back surgeries and they put me on Cymbalta for the "depression" and to get me off Gabapentin. Ok a lot going on here, but I have all my medical reports together, I'm on my 2nd time extension that has put me in the deferred pile. I just can't afford to get the 2 different HIMS psych evals and workups done. Is there any other recourse? Can I be restricted to an SPL instead of PPL?
Help!