NOTE: If more space is required to respond to "yes" answers for numbers 17, 18, or 19, use a plain sheet of paper
bearing the information, your signature, and the date signed.
Instructions for Completion of the Application for Airman Medical Certificate
or Airman Medical and Student Pilot Certificate, FAA Form 8500-8
Applicant must fill in completely numbers 1 through 20 of the application using a ballpoint pen. Exert sufficient pressure to make legible copies. The
following numbered instructions apply to the numbered headings on the application form that follows this page.
NOTICE
-- Intentional falsification may result in federal criminal prosecution. Intentional falsification may also result in suspension or revocation of all
airman, ground instructor, and medical certificates and ratings held by you, as well as denial of this application for medical certification.
1. APPLICATION FOR -- Check the appropriate box. "Substance dependence" is defined by any of the following:
2. CLASS OF AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE APPLIED FOR --
Check the appropriate box for the class of airman medical certificate
for which you are making application.
3. FULL NAME -- If your name has changed for any reason, list
current name on the application and list any former name(s) in the
EXPLANATIONS box of number 18 on the application.
4. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER -- The social security number is
optional; however, its use as a unique identifier does eliminate
mistakes.
5. ADDRESS -- Give permanent mailing address and country.
Include your complete nine digit ZIP code if known. Provide your
current area code and telephone number.
6. DATE OF BIRTH -- Specify month (MM), day (DD), and year
(YYYY) in numerals; e.g., 01/31/1950. Indicate citizenship; e.g.,
U.S.A.
7. COLOR OF HAIR -- Specify as brown, black, blond, gray, or red.
If bald, so state. Do not abbreviate.
8. COLOR OF EYES -- Specify actual eye color as brown, black,
blue, hazel, gray, or green. Do not abbreviate.
9. SEX -- Indicate male or female.
10. TYPE OF AIRMAN CERTIFICATE(S) YOU HOLD -- Check appli-
cable block(s). If "Other" is checked, provide name of certificate.
11. OCCUPATION -- Indicate major employment. "Pilot" will be
used only for those gaining their livelihood by flying.
12. EMPLOYER -- Provide your employer's full name. If self-
employed, so state.
13. HAS YOUR FAA AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EVER
BEEN DENIED, SUSPENDED, OR REVOKED -- If "yes" is checked,
give month and year of action in numerals.
14. TOTAL PILOT TIME TO DATE -- Give total number of civilian
flight hours. Indicate whether logged or estimated. Abbreviate as
Log. or Est.
15. TOTAL PILOT TIME PAST 6 MONTHS -- Give number of civilian
flight hours in the 6-month period immediately preceding date of this
application. Indicate whether logged or estimated. Abbreviate as
Log. or Est.
16. MONTH AND YEAR OF LAST FAA MEDICAL EXAMINATION --
Give month and year in numerals. If none, so state.
17a. DO YOU CURRENTLY USE ANY MEDICATION (Prescription
or Nonprescription) -- Check "yes" or "no." If "yes" is checked, give
name of medication(s) and indicate if the medication was listed in a
previous FAA medical examination. See NOTE below.
17b. Indicate whether you use near vision contact lens(es) while
flying.
18. MEDICAL HISTORY -- Each item under this heading must be
checked either "yes" or "no." You must answer "yes" for every condition
you have ever been diagnosed with, had, or presently have and
describe the condition and approximate date in the EXPLANATIONS
block.
If information has been reported on a previous application for airman
medical certificate and there has been no change in your condition,
you may note "PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, NO CHANGE" in the EX-
PLANATIONS box, but you must still check "yes" to the condition. Do
not report occasional common illnesses such as colds or sore throats.
increased tolerance; withdrawal symptoms; impaired control of use;
or continued use despite damage to health or impairment of social,
personal, or occupational functioning. "Substance abuse" includes
the following: use of an illegal substance; use of a substance or
substances in situations in which such use is physically hazardous;
or misuse of a substance when such misuse has impaired health or
social or occupational functioning. "Substances" include alcohol,
PCP, marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, opiates, and
other psychoactive chemicals.
Conviction and/or Administrative Action History -- Letter (v) of this
subheading asks if you have ever been: (1) convicted (which may
include paying a fine, or forfeiting bond or collateral) of an offense
involving driving while intoxicated by, while impaired by, or while
under the influence of alcohol or a drug; or (2) convicted or subject
to an administrative action by a state or other jurisdiction for an
offense for which your license was denied, suspended, cancelled, or
revoked or which resulted in attendance at an educational or
rehabilitation program. Individual traffic convictions are not
required
to be reported if they did not involve: alcohol or a drug; suspension,
revocation, cancellation, or denial of driving privileges; or attendance
at an educational or rehabilitation program. If "yes" is checked, a
description of the conviction(s) and/or administrative action(s) must
be given in the EXPLANATIONS box. The description must include:
(1) the alcohol or drug offense for which you were convicted or the
type of administrative action involved (e.g., attendance at an alcohol
treatment program in lieu of conviction; license denial, suspension,
cancellation, or revocation for refusal to be tested; educational safe
driving program for multiple speeding convictions; etc.); (2) the name
of the state or other jurisdiction involved; and (3) the date of the
conviction and/or administrative action. The FAA may check state
motor vehicle driver licensing records to verify your responses. Letter
(w) of this subheading asks if you have ever had any other (nontraffic)
convictions (e.g., assault, battery, public intoxication, robbery, etc.).
If so, name the charge for which you were convicted and the date of
conviction in the EXPLANATIONS box. See NOTE below.
19. VISITS TO HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WITHIN LAST 3 YEARS --
List all visits in the last 3 years to a physician, physician assistant,
nurse practitioner, psychologist, clinical social worker, or substance
abuse specialist for treatment, examination, or medical/mental
evaluation. List visits for counseling only if related to a personal
substance abuse or psychiatric condition. Give date, name, address,
and type of health professional consulted and briefly state reason for
consultation. Multiple visits to one health professional for the same
condition may be aggregated on one line. Routine dental, eye, and
FAA periodic medical examinations and consultations with your
employer-sponsored employee assistance program (EAP) may be
excluded unless the consultations were for your substance abuse or
unless the consultations resulted in referral for psychiatric evaluation
or treatment. See NOTE below.
20. APPLICANT'S DECLARATION -- Two declarations are contained
under this heading. The first authorizes the National Driver Register
to release adverse driver history information, if any, about the
applicant to the FAA. The second certifies the completeness and
truthfulness of the applicant's responses on the medical application.
The declaration section must be signed and dated by the applicant
after the applicant has read it.
Applicant -- Please Tear Off This Sheet After Completing The Application Form.
FAA Form 8500-8 (3-99) Supersedes Previous Edition NSN: 0052-00-670-6002