Instructions to Pilots
This is the final item prior to saving and submission. The topic is the much discussed among pilots, but requirements for making your driving record available should come as no surprise to aspiring aviators. This necessity has been around since there were driving records. You must give permission to acccess information about you from national databases. Item 20 is the . Read the text carefully and select the radio button. Selecting will prevent you from submitting the exam. Don't waste any more time if you are not going to give this required consent. If you are worried about something, your imagination may be worse than reality--get the facts. Discuss your driving record with your flight instructor or your AME. Irresponsible behavior is not condoned in the pilot community, but depending on circumstances it is possible to fly again after a single DWI/DUI. Consenting to the driver background check on the Form 8500-8 is mandatory if you choose to pursue or continue a career (or hobby) that takes you into the public airspace. It is best to be honest and seek approval early and press on with a realistic career choice. FlightPhysical.com has the information you will need if you think you have substance abuse problems including information about the HIMS program.
Instructions for AMEs
In addition to making a declaration of the completeness and truthfulness of the applicant's responses on the medical application, the applicant's declaration authorizes the National Driver Register to release the applicant's adverse driving history information, if any, to the FAA. The FAA uses such information to verify information provided in the application. Applicant must certify the declaration outlined in Item 20. If the applicant does not certify the declaration for any reason, AME shall not issue a medical certificate but forward the incomplete application to the AMCD.
Your Final Attestation will be
I hereby authorize the National Driver Register (NDR), 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 my request, 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.
Note: ALL persons using this form must sign it. NDR consent, however, does not apply unless this form is used as an application for Medical Certificate or Medical Certificate and Student Pilot Certificate.
I hereby certify that all statements and answers provided by me on this application form are complete and true to the best of my knowledge, and I agree that they are to be considered part of the basis for issuance of any FAA certificate to me. I have also read and understand the Privacy Act statement that accompanies this form.
Prior to Submission, you are given one last chance to Cancel:
Your application is not complete until you click the "Submit My Application" button and enter your password when prompted. To cancel the application please click the "Cancel My Application" button below.
This is not a recent reduction in pilot privacy rights. The FAA has had the legal right to verify pilot claims on the medical application against national driver databases for decades. The Information Age just makes this administrative enforcement much easier.
The Final Fraud Notice is shown one last time:
NOTICE Whoever in any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States knowingly and willingly 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. (18 U.S. Code Secs. 1001; 3571).