I had surgery in December and another sleep study done in April. The doctor looked at the results and was comfortable to say my sleep apnea is pretty much gone. There were still something like 7 hypoxias, which he said is within normal, and people without sleep apnea can have hypoxias too. So, I asked him to send a letter to the FAA to that effect. Yesterday, I got a little impatient, as it was over two weeks and I haven't heard back from the FAA yet. I gave them a call to ask about the status of my medical. They said they just received the doctor's letter and asked that I call back at the end of the week to check on it. As soon as I get my 3rd class, I'll go back and apply for my 1st class.
I've begun flying. I have 2.1 hours flying time now.
I still haven't decided if I'm going to get out of the military and take my chances in the commercial pilot world. So far, I'm looking at Delta Connection Academy and Pan Am Flight Academy.
I talked to someone else that's building his hours right now. He said not to believe the hype from ComAir. Good school, but timelines are unrealistic. He got his training done there and moved out here to AZ to build his time. If what he said is true about ComAir, I wonder if I should do the same thing? Get my training through them or Pan Am, then move somewhere else to build my time?