Hello BGO!
First of all I must tell you that I am not a Pilot and I am neither a Doctor nor an AME. However I am in the process of trying to pass my first ever medical and I have a potentially disqualifying condition which has caused me to spend a lot of time doing research into disqualifying conditions and talking to AME's. I am a bit nervous about posting this because Im not fully sure this is what you asked for and I dont want to get any false hope up so read on only if you understand that please!
From what I have learnt (which incidentally was mainly FAA and Transport Canada related, but im sure JAA is similar) if you have suffered from something that is classed as a disqualifying condition then it still may be possible to pass your medical if you can show that you have recovered well and that it isnt going to happen again (found the cause)
I did a bit of nosying around and under JAR-FCL 3.210 and although I couldnt find any direct mention to fainting I found this:
- A history of one or more episodes of disturbance of consciousness of uncertain cause is disqualifying. In case of a single episode of such disturbance of consciousness, which can be satisfactorily explained, a fit assessment may be considered by the AMS, but a recurrence is normally disqualifying.
Similarly for the FAA I found this:
- One or two episodes of dizziness or even fainting may not be disqualifying. For example, dizziness upon suddenly arising when ill is not a true dysfunction. Likewise, the orthostatic faint associated with moderate anemia is no threat to aviation safety as long as the individual is temporarily disqualified until the anemia is corrected.
- An unexplained disturbance of consciousness is disqualifying under the medical standards. Because a disturbance of consciousness may be expected to be totally incapacitating, individuals with such histories pose a high risk to safety and must be denied or deferred by the Examiner. If the cause of the disturbance is explained and a loss of consciousness is not likely to recur, then medical certification may be possible.
You can read more here:
http://www.jaa.nl/publications/jars/606984.pdf
and here:
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...ech/item46/et/
I hope that all goes well for you BGO. Please let me know how it goes.