Originally Posted by sealandair

Nor do I plan to. I'm in the early stages of preparation and just collecting as much data as I can, kind of like I was writing a research paper, which I have a fair share of experience in. I already know an AME will have to defer the application, and I also know the FAA wants to see as much documentation and letters from docs as you can possibly provide. Applications that get sent without sufficient paperwork will only be delayed further and that's the part I'm trying to avoid. I'm also not going to fork over thousands to a place like Leftseat to "speed my application through", when I think the claim is false, costs too much, and something that me, my doctor, and AME can put together ourselves. I do appreciate your input though, and in no way do I expect this to be a cake walk.