ITCZ, you are the most helpful forum poster I've ever stumbled upon, and that says a lot considering I work for a forum site! Thank you so much.
My pleasure! There are many myths about how one enters aviation. My entry was delayed due to misinformation. A helpful person put me straight and now I enjoy the job, and am making a good living from it.
One of these days I might find myself in Galway. You can buy me a pint if/when I turn up
I was always curious as to what's involved in any general Class I. In Australia, what do you usually get tested for? Presumably they don't hook you up to a machine and make you run on a threadmill anyway :P
There seems to be little difference from the JAR FCL 3 standards. I am not sure to what degree.
Treadmills aka Stress ECG are for those pilots determined to be 'at risk', eg Body Mass Index > 30.