SERVICES OFFERED

• 1st Class Exam (without ECG/EKG)
• 2nd Class Exam
• 3rd Class Exam
• HIMS AME Full Services
• ATCS (FAA Employees) 
• ATCS (Non-FAA Employees)
• AME Consultation Services 

• HIMS Neuropsychological
• HIMS Psychiatric (coming soon!)

• Audiometric & Vision Screening (Color and Acuity)
• EKG  (baseline at age 35, annually 40 and above)
• Special Issuance Processing
• Case Management Services (see below)
• SCCA Pro Racing and others non-flying Medicals
• BasicMed (see below)

(Please see our scheduling site for current prices)

In general there are two pathways to submit necessary documentation to the FAA.  The options are 1) Self-Service, or 2) AME-Assisted (Case Management).

Description: You send in the (requested) information/records and in 8-10 weeks (typically), the FAA will send you a reply.  If you have already completed your medical exam and you have submitted everything the FAA requires to assess your case, their reply should include your medical certificate and/or special issuance.  Often times, however, the FAA will instead send you a letter with very specific directions on additional items you need to submit.  After obtaining and submitting those additional items you wait again for their reply.

PRO’s: Least expensive (your time and mailing costs).  Single AME visit.

CON’s: Takes the longest time; at least 2-3 months and often 6 months or more.  Increased likelihood of your providing insufficient or excessive documentation to the FAA resulting in delays or the need for additional reviews.  

Description: Schedule yourself for an “AME Consultation” (in person or over the phone).  At this visit we’ll review your circumstance, sort through any medical records or documents you may have brought, and advise you on what we believe the FAA is likely to require.  You provide us with the requested documents so we may review them for completeness and make recommendations to you.  Then we’ll compose a customized Aeromedical Disposition for you and submit this, the appropriate records, and your exam results (if not already accomplished) to the FAA.

PRO’s: Takes the least amount of time*.  Higher likelihood of optimal certification (advice and suggestions by your AME on how to optimize your medical circumstance to minimize certification issues).

CON’s: The cost to have a professional manage your case.  We'll quote you a price specific to your case at your Consultation or upon written request if we have already done your medical exam.

* We can make no guarantees on behalf of the FAA, particularly with regard to when they might respond or what information they may request.  There is always the chance that they will ask for additional information which will prolong the process.  Ours are best estimates based on extensive past experience with the FAA.​

NOTE: For our BasicMed exams we generally use the same medical criteria as an FAA 3rd Class, but can provide a bit more flexibility with some of their Special Issuance policies/requirements.

You have a couple of options:

1. If you have any concerns regarding our comfort signing off on your BasicMed application (i.e. you're not having any monitoring criteria nor any restrictions for 4 years of flying), you should schedule yourself first for a consultation where you can update us on your situation and we’ll provide our thoughts on how your case will play out and whether additional information would change the outcome.  Then you would schedule yourself for the BasicMed exam.
2. If you feel good about things, then just bring any FAA letters and associated medical documents with you to your appointment.  If we don’t have any concerns we’ll be pleased to sign your BasicMed form.  Otherwise,  we’ll let you know whether there is something that can be cleared up with additional information or whether we are not comfortable signing a BasicMed at all in your situation.  The “risk" is that you may leave the office with no medical and have to schedule a second BasicMed appointment if you don’t get signed off initially.

• Please bring your printed BasicMed application form in it's entirety with you to your appointment.
• Please also bring any FAA letters / Special Issuance you may have received.

• FAA BasicMed General Information Page and Rules Summary
• FAA BasicMed Limitations & Requirements
• FAA BasicMed Comprehensive Medical Exam Checklist (PDF)
• AOPA BasicMed Application Site