India - Indian Medical for all expats within 6 months
Within 6 months all foreigners flying on a FATA will be required to obtain an Indian Medical.
Two issues here (a) it just seems like more meaningless time wasting and (b) what if you fail?
I would be surprised if there is a single foreign pilot who hasn't had hair pulling out moments re the large amount of pointless and unnecessary bureaucracy.
We should be setting an example and help reduce the time wasting, which will have a great benefit in increasing the countries productivity.
One could ask "Is a JAA/ FAA/ Australian, etc medical really not good enough for India?"
However, crews must realises there is a risk. If you fail the Indian medical, you will have to disclose this to FAA/ JAA, etc
The Indian medical standards are much more stringent and very likely based on military requirements, whilst countries with more resources at their disposal can have more relaxed requirements.
Also, could there be a case of failing the medical due to non payment of the "fee", although unlikely, it is a possibility?
My view .. its not worth the risk