On Tuesday, September 22 at 7:00 PM, Dr. Bradley Harrison is opening the floor at the Manhattan Public Library for a free, informal Q&A on how the FAA medical system actually works. This is not a lecture. It is a chance to sit down with a Senior AME and ask the questions you have been sitting on, whether that is about a Class 1 renewal, a BasicMed decision, or a deferral you are still trying to make sense of.
What’s on the table?
Dr. Harrison will walk through how the FAA medical process works across Class 1, 2, and 3 certificates, plus BasicMed. If you fly under any of those, this covers your situation directly.
He will also break down MOSAIC and what the expanded driver’s license medical pathway means in practice. MOSAIC did not touch BasicMed or the standard FAA medical classes. What it did was widen the aircraft and privileges available to pilots flying under the driver’s license standard for day VFR sport pilot operations, provided your most recent FAA medical was not denied, revoked, or suspended. For pilots weighing whether to transition into that pathway or stay where they are, this is the session to ask the specific “does this apply to me” questions that a blog post or a forum thread cannot answer.
From there, the floor is open. Deferrals, denials, special issuance timelines, what documentation actually moves your case forward. If it is sitting in the back of your mind before your next physical, bring it.
Event Details
Manhattan Public Library
Tuesday, September 22, 7:00 PM
Free. Registration required to attend.
Register here: FAASafety.gov event page
If you cannot make it but have a question you would rather ask privately, an aeromedical consultation with Dr. Harrison covers the same ground on your specific file. Schedule one here.
