Hi Mobius,
thank you very much for your info. Yes, there indeed is a way to correct this problem via surgery, but it does not seem to be very advisable. I've asked my doc during the examination if there was any opportunity and he ended up laughing:
"Is there any way to correct this problem, sir?"
"Yeah, it would be possible by surgery. But I can't advise you to do it, given that you are perfectly healthy"
"Apparently I am not, otherwise I would get my FJ medical"
-Laughter-
I will keep on looking for solutions and would be very pleased if you actually could provide me with info for the astronaut selection. Especially the no-go items in the medical with respect to spine conditions would be interesting....
The assessment instructor pilots in the AF said that I could, from my skills, virtually fly everything - too bad that a small missing part of bone is disqualifying me for that. I wonder: Was it god who took it away?
Greets
Barnstormer