The FAA MedXPress system allows anyone requiring an FAA Medical Certificate or Student Pilot Medical Certificate to electronically complete the FAA Form 8500-8. Information entered into their MedXPress will be transmitted to the FAA and will be available for your AME to review at the time of your medical examination.
NOTE: A after the online form submission, a subsequent medical examination by an FAA-designated Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) is required to complete the certification process.
Here at FlightPhysical.com we provide a practice form for review and advanced preflight planning and information only. Questions and instructions are reproduced as accurately as possible to allow applicants to collect and prepare for actual application with improved understanding of these complex requirements. Nothing on the FlightPhysical.com practice pages will be transmitted anywhere--instructions are for applicant understanding prior to submitting the actual FAA Form 8500-8 will be irrevocable except through your actual AME. If already familiar with the questions then applicants should proceed directly to the real MedXpress Medical History Form when ready to start the pilot medical exam application process.
You have 60 days from the date you submit your MedXPress application online to schedule and complete your physical exam with an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME); if you miss this 60-day window, your application is deleted and you must start over. It's crucial to book your appointment with an AME as soon as you get your confirmation number, as the clock starts ticking immediately.
If there are no errors you will be taken to a screen that tells you your exam has been successfully submitted. The screen displays your confirmation number and gives you the option of looking at a summary of your exam application by clicking on the Exam Summary button. Write down the confirmation number and click on the logout link on the left side of the screen. You will receive a Form 8500-8 confirmation email that will also provide your confirmation number. If you loose this you may have to try to contact the FAA.
For help directly from the FAA with:
- Your FAA MedXPress account, logging in, account lock-out, etc. OR
- Guidance with the operation of FAA MedXPress
The FAA Suggests you Contact FAA MyIT Service Center:
- By e-mail: helpdesk@faa.gov (Monitored 24/7)
- By phone: 1-844-FAA-MyIT (1-844-322-6948) (Monitored 24/7)
FAA MyIT Service Center cannot answer questions related to entries on the application. For specific help regarding information on the form, consult the Instructions by clicking on the Help link next to the associated field while entering data on MedXPress. We try to reproduce that data here at FlightPhysical.com so you will know what to expect when you do the real thing, but if you need to contact the FAA, follow their guidance.
Note: You must answer all three security questions correctly in order for FAA MyIT Service Center to reset your password.
The FAA warning about fraud is as follows:
- FAA Warning -
Whoever in any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact, or who makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations, or entry, may be fined up to $250,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both" (Title 18 U.S. Code. Secs. 1001; 3571).
Reports about a pilot applicant's medical history are taken seriously. As you are filling out your history, you can save your work and change items freely. Once you are satisfied that everything is correct to the best of your understanding, then submit your history online. This is irrevocable until your AME appointment. After the submit step, you will not be able to alter or retract statements you made about your past medical issues. If you do make a mistake, then you will have to discuss it with the AME and s/he will be able to make a note about the correction or mistake.
The FAA takes fraud very seriously. It is illegal to make disingenuous statements of omission or commission on your medical application form. To be blunt: it is a federal crime to knowlingly lie or to conveniently leave out information on your medical application. If you think your condition is insignificant, talk it over with the AME and let him/her make the decision.
Reminder: Do Not Start the MedXPress Process unless prepared to Consent to the National Driver Register through a designated State Department of Motor Vehicles, to furnish to the FAA information pertaining to my driving record. This consent constitutes authorization for a single access to the information contained in the NDR to verify information provided in this application. Upon your MedXPress Application Submission, the FAA shall make the information received from the NDR, if any, available for my review and written comment. Authority: 23 U.S. Code 401.