Aviation Medical Warning
Just a warning.
On the new AVMED electronic form be very careful what you disclose. Some of their questions are not harmless. I stupidly admitted to some minor day surgery over six years ago and I've just got my letter from CASA wanting me to furnish a report from the specialist that performed the surgery. They admit I've fully disclosed on every aviation medical since then (i.e. yearly) but state it was their oversight that they didn't ask for a report at the time. So six years later I have to go back to that specialist that performed the procedure (assuming I can still track him down and that he's kept his patient records for that long) and ask for detailed medical information and hope that he can provide what's required without it costing me a fortune. If that's not enough, they also want a whole lot of recent assessments done as well to prove that "I do not pose a risk to aviation safety". What do they think I've been doing for the last six years?
If you punish people for telling the truth, does CASA think they will be more or less likely to disclose information next time around? If this an example of their new approach, it's just like their old approach only their jack boots are shinier.
Last edited by Lame Bird; 24th Aug 2016 at 05:19.
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