Originally Posted by
conoblep
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Excargodog: Nope, no further interactions with law enforcement outside of a couple errant speeding tickets over the years "You were going 62... "but the speed limit is 65!"... "Yeah it is"). The only abuse I partake in is chasing the dog when he refuses to return when called (which is always). I'm more concerned that it wasn't reported on prior medicals, and that could be made an issue.
A follow on question, since I saw the AME a few months before my current medical expires to give myself some breathing room while this sorts itself out... Can I fly on my current medical with AME permission while my new one is in limbo? Can you fly on a current medical with the AME blessing while a new one is deferred? It hasn't officially been deferred yet since the 8500-8 from MedXpress is still with my AME while the RFS reviews the paperwork.
If you have a current in-date physical and have not received notification that that one has been revoked or suspended then you have a current in date physical. Unless the AME told you that he was revoking the previous one, it is as valid now as it has been since he first did it.
If this is causing you to lose sleep, call your local regional flight surgeon and explain the situation to him/her and ask for a verbal confirmation:
https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certifi...ification/rfs/
He/She ought to be able to pull up your record and take a look at where it is in the process.