FAA medical 2nd or 3rd class?

Question by Henry: FAA medical 2nd or 3rd class?
I have recently just started flight lessons in the hopes of obtaining my PPL. However, in October of 2009 I was charged with a couple things after a party I was at got busted. First was underage drinking (MIP) and possession of marijuana.

The marijuana wasn’t mine, a baggie stuffed under the couch that I was sitting at while drinking at the party. I went to court on the advice of my public defender I pleaded guilty to MIP and disorderly conduct (amended charge from poss. marijuana). I didn’t want to risk taking it to trial so I went with the sure thing.

I have wanted to fly for a while and refrained from smoking marijuana (and drinking and driving) knowing it could seriously mess up my plans to become a pilot.

I know that I’ll have to disclose the both charges which is no problem. My worry is during a further investigation they’ll notice that it was a disorderly conduct amended from poss. of marijuana and the FAA will think I was lying about not using “illegal substances within 2 years” on my medical application. Which could create huge problems.

So my question is, will my circumstances create gigantic problems, and prevent my from obtaining my goals? Or am I just over complicating it and the AME will simply look at my convictions with no further investigation?

Best answer:

Answer by Tracy L
You really don’t want the answers you will get here.

If you are a member of AOPA (which has student memberships free) you can call them and get PROFESSIONAL LEGAL answers!

They do have a great resource to assist with questions exactly like yours and you will get TRUE answers and not odd opinions which can well be incorrect. Once you officially submit something, even if incorrect, to an AME you have an issue.

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