Certificates

• Contact the Aerospace Medical Certification Division
• How to obtain a Medical Certificate
• FAA MedXPress (online FAA Form 8500-8 application)
• Questions and Answers
  • Deaf Pilot Questions and Answers
  • Sport Pilot Questions and Answers
• Request a Copy of Your Medical Certificate
• Locate an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME)
• Locate a HIMS (Human Intervention Motivation Study) AME: MS Word, PDF

  HIMS AMEs are trained in evaluating airmen for substance- or alcohol-related conditions or other mental conditions. HIMS AMEs can provide sponsorship and monitoring for such conditions when required by the FAA for medical certification purposes.

Aviation Medical Examiners

• Aerospace Medical Certification Subsystem (AMCS) Online Support
• Aviation Medical Examiner Training
• Federal Air Surgeon's Medical Bulletin
• Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners
• Regional Flight Surgeon Contact Information
• When Your Pilots Use MedXPress…

Drug & Alcohol Program

• DUI/DWI Program
• Industry Drug and Alcohol Testing Program

Health & Fitness of Pilots

• Just for the Health of Pilots
• Aeromedical Safety Brochures

MedXPress Information for the Pilot

FAA MedXPress is a web application pilots must use to submit their certification applicant information (Items 1 through 20) of the FAA Form 8500-8. Pilots need only a valid email address to create a MedXPress account to use FAA MedXPress. MedXPress is designed to expedite the processing of a pilot's request for certification and shorten the pilot's office visit with the AME.

As of October 1, 2012, pilots are required to use MedXPress. MedXPress is located at https://medxpress.faa.gov/.

Please note: At this time MedXPress is not available for use by FAA Air Traffic Controllers.

• MedXPress User Guide (PDF, 773 KB)
• FAA MedXPress (use to complete FAA Form 8500-8)