Originally Posted by
zmotto89
Hello All, I took my Discovery Flight today and I'm hooked. Before I go down this awesome road there is 1 thing I'd like clarification on. I'm 33 now and when I was 17 I was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome/WPW a form of SupraVentricular Tachycardia/SVT. I've had 2 Ablations to fix it. Those being in 2007 and 2011. I have been symptom free ever since 2011. Has anyone been diagnosed with this, had it treated, and still granted a 1st Class Medical? I don't want to go thru the time, money, and effort just to be denied a medical.
Thank You
Zach
Hi Zach,
I also had WPW and had a successful ablation surgery around 2014. I’ve held a first class medical ever since. It’s not problematic with the FAA whatsoever. I was issued a special issuance medical for the first five years post ablation just so the feds could monitor me. After five years that SI requirement went away and I’m issued a standard medical. Feel free to pm with any questions.