Krivera1410

I was on my motorcycle and a car came out of nowhere and hit me. Weeks before starting my first SIC job with a 135 operation. Has anyone had this happen? AME said I should be okay but walking with a slight limp. Also don’t know if I should report to FAA. No surgery needed

rickair7777

If the AME said you're OK that means you don't need any clearance from him or from the FAA to resume flying. It means you can unground yourself when judge it to be safe... but you still have to exercise common sense as to whether you can fly safely. You do need to report the injury and any associated medical care on your next medical, but that's just dotting i's and crossing t's.

That's common for many injuries/ailments, such as cold, flu, sprained ankle, sore shoulder, etc. It's up to you to make the call, no FAA or AME involvement required. If there was no medical care involved and it's a common acute injury/illness the FAA doesn't really want you to check any boxes either.

For more serious conditions, you will need AME clearance to return to flying, things like cardio-vascualar, cancer, neurological issues, etc. I don't think there's a definitive list so if in doubt ask your AME.

JamesNoBrakes

Should be fine. I asked the FAA regional flight surgeon when I had surgery last year, including a recovery process where I was off my feet for a month or two. I had to send in the post-op report and they sent me a letter back basically saying my medical was valid and I was on my own recognizance as far as when I got back into an airplane.

Basically, if the operation and post-op notes don't show any of your body is compromised where it won't work anymore to do the basic things necessary to pilot an aircraft, there's no basis to deny or cancel your medical. You should report it to your AME, they will probably do something similar to this, maybe with documentation, maybe not.

Excargodog

Uhh...
There are 135 jobs and there are 135 jobs. From an FAA/legal standpoint you are covered, but if your 135 job has you squatting under a low cabin or other restricted place stowing packages or baggage it still might be an issue in terms of ability to do the non-flying parts of your job. A knee brace for a few weeks/months might be warranted. Talk to your soon to be employer.