For clarity...

"Blackout" in the context of alcohol abuse is different from an unexplained or unpredictable loss of consciousness. The former is explained and predictable.

The later can easily get you grounded for years until a diagnosis is made or enough time has passed that the FAA assumes it's unlikely to happen again. I've also known folks with head injuries who were out for years, while the FAA took a wait and see approach.

Very true. There is a world of difference between a loss of consciousness, and an unexplained loss of consciousness.

Black out in my case was described more so as a “loss of control”. I didn’t just randomly fall over and pass out per say. More like details were fuzzy throughout the night.

I think that is fairly typical when one indulges in alcohol

Haha fair. Fuzzy details don’t sit well with the FAA either. It could be a cause for dependency. But if you have 10 shots of tequila and are able to function and remember everything, you’re labeled (rightfully so) as dependent since you display tolerance.

I will probably remain sober for my entire career going forward. Not worth the risk... even a small incident can have a major impact on ones career.

Dude, congrats on getting your medical back. Do yourself a favor and remain sober for the rest of your life. If the FAA nails you with anything in your system, or makes you do an ETG test, you're done. They will hammer you into the ground.

Remember you just barely escaped a DUI, that will be in the system for a long time.

Im honestly amazed how you received your SI so fast. My process was 2 years and brutal.

He gets a DUI at .15 and he got his medical back in record time. I got nailed with depression from my fathers passing and a spinal injury that took out my leg. Fully rebuilt my body, eat healthy, exercise regularly, don't drink, and its taken over two and a half years and I still haven't gotten it back yet. Unfriggen believable.

I had a brain aneurysm the same day a guy at my airline got arrested at the airport for blowing 0.09 after a layover. Same exact day!

I got back on the line before he did, but not by much. I think we were months apart (2.5 years). Funny thing, I was good as New after about 6 weeks......

I lost almost everything (but I’m sure so did he).