Hi all,
I have a question regarding aircrew waivers. I am at a standstill and my flight docs are not helpful, so I figured I’ll ask the group.
I have asthma and allergies and I currently and taking immunotherapy for my allergies. I also am taking advair and albuterol for my asthma: diagnosed from failing a Methacholine Challenge Test.
From reading the current aircrew waiver guide on asthma it doesn’t look to promising. it states:
1) ‘...asthmatics who typically fail their Methacholine challenge test are generally not granted waiver’
2) use of more than 3 metered dose inhalers per year is suspicious
3) it list Advair, albuterol as non-waiverable medications.
the above 3 all apply to me and make me worried about my waiver.
does anyone have any insight on how the waiver guide is implemented, because reading it makes it seem like I would be denied.
Thank you, just trying to get insight as I am not a doctor and assume I am not understanding properly.
I have a question regarding aircrew waivers. I am at a standstill and my flight docs are not helpful, so I figured I’ll ask the group.
I have asthma and allergies and I currently and taking immunotherapy for my allergies. I also am taking advair and albuterol for my asthma: diagnosed from failing a Methacholine Challenge Test.
From reading the current aircrew waiver guide on asthma it doesn’t look to promising. it states:
1) ‘...asthmatics who typically fail their Methacholine challenge test are generally not granted waiver’
2) use of more than 3 metered dose inhalers per year is suspicious
3) it list Advair, albuterol as non-waiverable medications.
the above 3 all apply to me and make me worried about my waiver.
does anyone have any insight on how the waiver guide is implemented, because reading it makes it seem like I would be denied.
Thank you, just trying to get insight as I am not a doctor and assume I am not understanding properly.