Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hpda!fortune!marcum From: marcum@fortune.UUCP Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: 3rd Class Medical Message-ID: <1101@fortune.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Jun-83 15:03:49 EDT Article-I.D.: fortune.1101 Posted: Wed Jun 8 15:03:49 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jun-83 20:19:08 EDT Lines: 14 I am at the tail end of a (probably) successful struggle with ye ol' Federal Air Surgeon for my medical, and was wondering if others have any experience speeding up the red tape? I was disqualified for Diabetes Mellitus, which I don't have, and none of the sysmptoms, either. (Bassically, my AME blew it!) Reply to me, and I'll summarize to the net. Alan P.S. Part of my solution has been to continue my ("pre-solo") training anyway, to the point of some 70 hours and 2 ILSs pre-solo. Anyone out there with similar issues, KEEP FLYING!