Jul
Back in 7th grade I had a severe concussion and I found I have either a subarachnid cyst or arachnid cyst. Whatever one is actually inside the brain. They stated that it wasn’t exerting any pressure and did not hinder me in any way and that it wasn’t a big deal. Well the thing is I’m getting into college to become an airline pilot and I was wondering if I will be able to pass the first class faa physical. Would this cyst be an automatic denial of my medical certificate? Should I not tell them although there are medical records saying I have it? If I am turned down for this it will crush my world. A lot of people have these cysts and dont even know it… Could finding it actually turn out to be a very bad thing for me? I am so stressed right now. It has always been my dream to be a pilot and if this stops me I’ll cry :*(
Anyways thanks for the help in advance. Have a great day.
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Let me put this in perspective for you from a passenger's point of view: You need to be absolutely upfront from the get go with your physical. Now, that's not something normally checked. But, you'd be in worse trouble if nothing were stated, and then it was discovered. The FAA doc will certainly review all of your charts from other physicians. So you're probably gonna be found out about.
I don't know if this will prevent you from getting your license. It might. But, that's up to the FAA doc.
Answer:
you’ve absoloutely nothing to lose by at least trying your ideal
work from there
and there are plenty of other career options so dont let it get you down :))