Is a "Special Issuance" a barrier to hiring?
12-27-2013 | 07:21 AM
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Is a "Special Issuance" a barrier to hiring?
I'm a military pilot approaching retirement. As I get my ducks in a row for a transition to the airlines, I'm concerned about the FAA Class 1 Medical. I have a long term condition that is well controlled with medication that will require a special issuance. Will having a special issuance be an problem in the hiring/interview process? I know some airlines still do a physical -- will an otherwise healthy person be rejected because of a condition that requires long term medications?
12-27-2013 | 08:55 AM
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I'm a military pilot approaching retirement. As I get my ducks in a row for a transition to the airlines, I'm concerned about the FAA Class 1 Medical. I have a long term condition that is well controlled with medication that will require a special issuance. Will having a special issuance be an problem in the hiring/interview process? I know some airlines still do a physical -- will an otherwise healthy person be rejected because of a condition that requires long term medications?
12-28-2013 | 05:11 PM
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No longer required to carry SIA
I can't comment on the hiring part, but as a Line Check Airman at Delta, I can tell you that about 30% of the medicals I checked had a special issuance. Just be sure to take/carry the letter from the FAA with you at all times. Your medical is not valid without the letter. Good Luck
Consistent with this change, my SIA dated Jan. 2012 contained this provision, while the same SIA dated Jan. 2013 does not require it be carried.
From what I read in 67.401, this applies to all SIA issuances.
12-29-2013 | 05:54 AM
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Max, perhaps the requirement to carry the SIA is still a Delta requirement, but FAR 67.401(j) which required "This Authorization must be carried at all times while exercising the privileges of your pilot's license, either on your person or readily available in the aircraft" was removed effective July 20, 2012.
Consistent with this change, my SIA dated Jan. 2012 contained this provision, while the same SIA dated Jan. 2013 does not require it be carried.
From what I read in 67.401, this applies to all SIA issuances.
Consistent with this change, my SIA dated Jan. 2012 contained this provision, while the same SIA dated Jan. 2013 does not require it be carried.
From what I read in 67.401, this applies to all SIA issuances.
12-29-2013 | 12:48 PM
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There's no problem KEEPING your job with an SI, but in the past some majors (go far enough back, and it was "all majors") probably wouldn't hire you with an SI.
Airline hiring attitudes and policies regarding medical/physical conditions have trended towards liberal over the past decade, so I would think that an SI for a minor, stable condition would not be a barrier at most majors.
But the best thing to do would be to seek out some gouge about the specific companies you're interested in. Can anyone chime-in with recent info (pre-9/11 is ancient history)?
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