PLT TRIES FOR AUTH TO TAKE ATP WRITTEN WITH FALSIFIED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

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I WENT INTO THE ORLANDO FAA FLT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICES AT AROUND XA00 PM TO GET AN AUTH TO TAKE THE ATP WRITTEN EXAM. BEFORE THIS DATE THOUGH; I NOTICED THAT MY FIRST CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WHICH WAS ISSUED ON JUN/XX/94 HAD EXPIRED FOR 1ST AND 2ND CLASS PRIVILEGES AND WAS NOW BASICALLY A 3RD CLASS MEDICAL. I TOLD MY FRIENDS I THOUGHT I NEEDED A FIRST CLASS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN AUTH TO TAKE AN ATP WRITTEN AND THEY SUGGESTED SINCE I HAD SCHEDULED MY EXAM ALREADY FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY (SAT) THAT I WHITE-OUT THE DATE FROM A 94 TO CHANGE IT TO A 95 WHICH WOULD MAKE IT APPEAR TO BE A FIRST CLASS. I SAID NO; I WOULD GO IN AND SEE IF THE FAA WOULD GIVE ME AN AUTH WITH A 3RD CLASS IF EVERYTHING ELSE WAS IN ORDER. WELL I GUESS IN AN EFFORT OF TRYING TO HELP ME; MY FRIENDS TOOK MY MEDICAL AND CHANGED THE DATE FROM 94 TO 95. NOT KNOWING THIS HAD TAKEN PLACE I WENT INTO THE FSDO AND SHOWED THEM EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED; WHEREUPON THEY NOTICED THE ALTERATION ON THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT; THEY QUESTIONED ME AND I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY CHANGED. ANYWAY; AFTER SOME PROBING QUESTIONS FROM THE INSPECTORS I CONFESSED THAT IN AN EFFORT TO HELP ME; MY NON AVIATION RELATED FRIENDS HAD FALSIFIED MY MEDICAL; NOT KNOWING OR REALIZING THE CONSEQUENCES AND TROUBLE THEY COULD GET ME INTO. THE FAA INSPECTORS WERE NOT VERY SYMPATHETIC AND BASICALLY SAID I WOULD BE HEARING FROM THEM. I DO HAVE A NEW MEDICAL NOW BUT AM VERY WORRIED WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I'M YOUNG AND HAVE MY WHOLE CAREER AHEAD OF ME. I ONLY HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL UNDERSTAND THE SIT AND THIS CAN BE RESOLVED WITHOUT MAJOR ACTION BEING TAKEN AGAINST MY RATINGS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE FAA FOLLOW UP INDICATED A YR'S SUSPENSION OF HIS CERTIFICATES AND THEN REDO ALL TESTS TO GAIN HIS CERTIFICATES AND RATINGS BACK AGAIN. HE CONSULTED A LAWYER WHO ARGUED FOR HIM AND HAD THE TIME PERIOD REDUCED TO 6 MONTHS. HE WILL REDO EVERYTHING IN APRIL. HIS ATTORNEY FELT THE ASRS IDENT STRIP WOULD NOT HELP SINCE THE FAA WOULD TRY TO PROVE THAT IT WAS A DELIBERATE ACT AND NOT INADVERTENT.