The coronavirus continues to have a severe impact on
numerous aspects of our nation. One impact that it is expected to increase is
the need for many of our fellow citizens to visit a medical facility. The many
current restrictions being recommended by the federal and state governments are
being done specifically to slow the rate of spread of the highly contagious COVID-19
virus so as to reduce the amount of people who will need to seek medical care.
Given this situation, it is recommended you consider
visiting your FAA-designated Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) as soon as you can
to address any and all needed medical aviation documentation before the 2020 ag
flying season begins in earnest. Should the spread of COVID-19
reach the point where medical facilities begin to get overwhelmed, these
facilities may be forced to stop admitting non-essential patients. This could
leave someone unable to get their required medical certification and thus not
be able to continue flying.
