You can download Form 8710-1 from our website.

You can download Form 8710-1 from our website.

You can download Form 8710-1 from our website.

You can get commercial flight instructor practical test standards on our website.

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The FAA’s drug and alcohol testing regulation, 14 CFR part 120, requires an employer or its Medical Review Officer (MRO) to report the following drug and alcohol test results to the FAA within 2 working days of the verified, confirmed, or refusal result:

• All verified positive drug test results or refusals to submit to test for individuals that hold or would be required to hold an airman medical certificate issued under 14 CFR part 67;
• All alcohol misuse violations (including a confirmed result with a breath alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater; on-duty use; pre-duty use; use following an accident; or refusal to test) for individuals that hold or would be required to hold an airman medical certificate issued under 14 CFR part 67;
• All refusals to submit to drug or alcohol testing for individuals that hold a certificate issued under 14 CFR part 61, 63, or 65.   

Although not required, an employer may report other individuals who have a verified positive drug test result, alcohol misuse violation (including a confirmed alcohol result of 0.04 or greater; on-duty use; pre-duty use; or use following an accident), or refusal of a DOT/FAA drug or alcohol test. The Drug Abatement Division provides sample forms to report any of the above information. 

If the employee is a pilot, an employer must enter the violation into the Pilot Records Database (PRD) in accordance with 14 CFR part 111, § 111.220. For more information, please review our related FAQ.  If you have questions about the PRD or need help accessing the system, please contact the FAA’s PRD support office at 9-amc-avs-PRDSupport@faa.gov. 

If you have any further questions or need additional guidance that is more specific to your situation, please contact the FAA’s Drug Abatement Division at (202) 267-8442 or drugabatement@faa.gov.

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Applicable Regulations:

14 CFR § 120.111(d)
14 CFR § 120.113(d)
14 CFR § 120.221(c) and (d)
14 CFR § 111.220

Any person exercising the privileges of any of the following certificates: airline transport pilot certificate, commercial pilot certificate, private pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, flight instructor certificate (when acting as pilot in command if serving as a required pilot flight crewmember), flight engineer certificate, flight navigator certificate, or student pilot certificate. People exercising private pilot privileges under BasicMed (or exercising any pilot privilege in a balloon or glider) are not required to hold a medical certificate.

Except for a person employed by the FAA, a branch of the military services or the Coast Guard, a person acting as an air traffic control tower operator also must hold a medical certificate.

Response by the Federal Air Surgeon
To clarify that, if your most recent records on file with the FAA indicate that you were found ineligible to exercise airman privileges for medical reasons then, in the interest of public safety, you shouldn't go out right away and use your driver's license as medical qualification.

We understand that these conditions may not have been expected and may disappoint some people. That was not our intent, nor is it our intent that affected persons would have to maintain an airman medical certificate if they would rather use their current and valid U.S. driver's license to medically qualify as a sport pilot.

We ultimately concluded that, in those cases where the FAA has existing knowledge of medical ineligibility, we need the affected person to address it and, hopefully have it resolved. To meet the intent of the rule, the affected person should apply for reconsideration of their eligibility. In some denial cases, applicants simply may not have provided enough information to the FAA or may not have supplied information that the FAA may have requested. In certain other denial cases, applicants may not have exercised their appeal rights, which could have led to certification in some cases.

The FAA wants to see as many pilots as possible take advantage of this exciting new rule and looks forward to working with individuals seeking to exercise sport pilot privileges. We also intend to work with EAA, AOPA, and other industry groups toward that end.

Date of Issue

The date of issue on an airman certificate must correspond to the date the current Administrator signs it. To be valid, it must also be consistent with our current certificate format.

Employment Verification

You should not use the date of issue as employment verification. A certified copy of your complete airmen certification records will verify the date you got your mechanic certificate and rating(s).

Request a Copy of Your Records

To request a copy of your airman records, download and send this form or send a signed, written request with your:

• full name (as it appears on the certificate/please print),
• your date of birth,
• place of birth, social security number,
• certificate number,
• class of certificate,
• street address, city, state, and
• zip code

Mail to:
FAA Airmen Certification Branch
AFS-760
P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0082

We will include an invoice stating the total charges due along with your airman file.

Date of Issue
The date of issue on an airman certificate must correspond to the date the current Administrator signs it. To be valid, it must also be consistent with our current certificate format.

Employment Verification
You should not use the date of issue as employment verification. A certified copy of your complete airmen certification records will verify the date you got your mechanic certificate and rating(s).

Request a Copy of Your Records
To request a copy of your airman records, download and send this form or send a signed, written request with your:

• full name (as it appears on the certificate/please print),
• your date of birth,
• place of birth, social security number,
• certificate number,
• class of certificate,
• street address, city, state, and
• zip code

Mail to:
FAA Airmen Certification Branch
AFS-760
P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0082

We will include an invoice stating the total charges due along with your airman file.

Date of Issue
The date of issue on an airman certificate must correspond to the date the current Administrator signs it. To be valid, it must also be consistent with our current certificate format.

Employment Verification
You should not use the date of issue as employment verification. A certified copy of your complete airmen certification records will verify the date you got your mechanic certificate and rating(s).

Request a Copy of Your Records
To request a copy of your airman records, download and send this form or send a signed, written request with your:

• full name (as it appears on the certificate/please print),
• your date of birth,
• place of birth, social security number,
• certificate number,
• class of certificate,
• street address, city, state, and
• zip code

Mail to:
FAA Airmen Certification Branch
AFS-760
P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0082

We will include an invoice stating the total charges due along with your airman file.

It is required by law. See 49 U.S.C. § 44809(a)(7). Recreational pilots may carry proof of The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST) passage in an electronic or paper format.

Still can't find what you are looking for? Please feel free to contact the UAS Support Center for general questions and comments.

To apply for a waiver through the Special Governmental Interest (SGI) process, you must be an existing Part 107 remote pilot with a current certificate OR a public agency with an existing Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA). If the public agency is requesting an SGI under their COA,  they must operate a UAS that is either owned by the public agency or leased to the public agency for a minimum of 90 days (See Title 49 USC 40102(a)(41)(c) and (d). If the aircraft is flown by a remote pilot in command under Part 107, the aircraft must be registered with the FAA.

Still can't find what you are looking for? Please feel free to contact the UAS Support Center for general questions and comments.

If they are not a government agency, meaning they are not recognized by their state as a political sub-division of the state, they cannot operate as a public aircraft operator.

Still can't find what you are looking for? Please feel free to contact the UAS Support Center for general questions and comments.