POWDERFINGERI just have to share this one:
In Xiamen, the CAAC doctors rejected a pilot for having one testicle too much larger than the other. They nixed another pilot for having "gall sludge" visible in an ultrasound.
It's an arbitrary world - you must be able to seriously keep an even keel when dealing with China.
I didnt realise the Chinese were such healthy people compare to the rest of the world.
I assume all the CAAC and airline Drs are much better than the average population.
http://www.google.com.au/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_dyn_le00_in&idim=country: CHN&dl=en&hl=en&q=life+expectancy+chinese
http://www.google.com.au/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_dyn_le00_in&idim=country: USA&dl=en&hl=en&q=life+expectancy+usa
World Bank, World Development Indicators - Google Public Data Explorer
World Bank, World Development Indicators - Google Public Data Explorer
Expats are contract pilots and can be laid off at short notice. They also require pilots to be current on type with 600-1000 hours PIC on type, so training would be minimal and on revenue earning flights, so the cost would be minimal to the airline.
They cant claim large amounts of money are being spent training Expat pilots so their medical standard must be significantly higher than Class 1 standard.
Strange!