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Old 13th Jun 2014, 05:50
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Andy_P
 
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Duromine and Flying?

This is a pretty empty question in some ways. Long story short, I hit a kangaroo on my motorcycle 3 weeks ago, end result is a fractured leg and some tendon damage. I am pissed off because I was pretty close to completing my GFPT (PPL without the nav part). So I am grounded for the next 2-3 months provided I dont need surgery which is looking likely.

So being a big fella, I talked to the doc and decided to have a crack at duromine to get the weight down. I have 2 mates use it with great success over the period of 2-3 months with great long term results after they finished up. My only concern is how this may affect me when I get clearance to fly again. Obviously this will be discussed with my DAME, but I wont see him till the leg is healed up. Any thoughts?


Side affect of being grounded is I will be getting as many exams done as possible!
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