"In FAA land disabled people are people too. Forget it in JAA land. "
i have to disagree with that statement, when i had a very serious motorbike accident that caused me to lose both my legs below the knee, although i was told by my FAA/JAA AME originally i would never fly again, a rather nice Doctor from the CAA, Dr. Paul Collins Howgill wrote me and told me if i wanted to get my class 1 medical back it was something i could achieve and i did.
With his help and guidance i accomplished a Medical Flight Test with an FI(E), in an R22, using my prosthetic limbs, and then i continued on to complete the conversion course from FAA CPL to JAA CPL also using false legs. Flight Test by Mr. Fred Cross.
In the past i may have been one of the first to maybe question or criticise the CAA but following my personal experience with the medical team at Gatwick i admit that i was very impressed and grateful.
Chester
