Does anyone know if the WLS will prevent me from continuing to maintain my third class medical flight certificate. The FAA is so anal I am not sure if they would approve of WLS and still allow flights.

I don't know what a third class medical certificate even is. What is that?

You should talk to your FAA medical examiner....because it partially depends on them, and partially on the area FAA medical department.

Here is a link that may help you.

I have a First Class Medical and I work as a professional pilot. I was told I really only need to submit a follow up report from my surgeon with my next medical.

Go to page 4 of this document. It really just say's it is ok if it doesn't effect your doing your job. And frankly it doesn't, unless you had some kind of complications.

http://aviationmedicine.com/resources/files/3Q08%20VFS%20Aeromedical%20Newsletter.pdf

Thank you Jaffa, that is really good information, it is really a little late to start thinking of this in that I am scheduled for surgery on 4 March and will have it either way but like flying and working the computer systems in flight.

Aivey, basicly it is a private pilots medical cert. but it allows me to fly on some military planes working on the computers during flight.