All pilots must obtain an FAA medical certificate to ensure safety standards and are required to have one before their first solo flight. The process involves completing an online application through ...

Once upon a time, the world used paper. Applying for a FAA medical certificate, meant filling out FAA form 8500-8 and presenting it to your AME at your flight physical. While the use of that paper ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has updated features pertaining to the medical application process, hoping to educate pilots on submitting complete applications. The FAA's online platform ...

The Federal Aviation Administration will likely extend its medical certificate exception for an unspecificed amount of time, after government coronavirus lockdown orders made it difficult for pilots ...