American 3rd class medical question...
I'm going for my third class medical in a few weeks, and I wanted to know a few things. First of all, do they do the hernia test (ie. "Turn your head and cough")? and more importantly, if I've had a migraine, due to not eating for a few days (that happened on two different occasions) or due to swimming the length of an Olympic length swimming pool on one breath under water (only happened once). Also, I've given up on that not eating thing, I've decided that I should try to lose weight other ways, for example, eating healthier (no McDonalds), not drinking pop (soda, coke, it's a regional thing, what ever you call it), and regularly exercising. Please help. Also, it's not in the AIM/FAR, but do you have to have a student pilot's license to train dual? Also, do you have to have insurance to solo? Remember, I'm an American, but I will respect all input, because some British regulations may apply here too.