AME Guidance: Preliminary Steps Prior to Examination
Importing Data from MedXPress to AMCS
Apr 2014
Abbreviated Briefing:
- Input MedXpress data within 60 days of scheduled exam
- Bring MedXPress confirmation number, ID & summary sheet to AME office
- AME imports data into the FAA application (AMCS) prior to starting exam
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Guidance is compiled and interpreted by professional pilots and physicians at FlightPhysical.com from the 2014 AME Guide page 27, FAA and FDA web data (www.FAA.gov & www.FDA.gov), instructions specified in the Aeronautical Information Manual, Federal Air Surgeon Bulletins from 1999-2015, and 14 CFR Part 61 and Part 67 (the FARs).
- Once the applicant successfully completes Items 1-20 of FAA Form 8500-8 through the FAA MedXPress (MedX) system, he/she will receive a confirmation number and instructions to print a summary sheet. This data entered through the MedXPress system will remain valid for 60 days.
- Applicants must bring their MedX confirmation number, valid photo identification, and the summary sheet to the Exam. If the applicant does not bring their confirmation number to the exam, the applicant can retrieve it from MedX or their email account. Examiners should call AMCS Support if the confirmation number cannot be retrieved.
- Examiners must not begin the exam until they have imported the MedX application into AMCS and have verified the identity of the applicant.
This page discussed the Prior to Exam portion of the AME Info section of the Fight Physical Examination required of pilots.
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