CAA Jar class 1 medical to Faa Class 1
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CAA Jar class 1 medical to Faa Class 1
I have my Jar Class 1 medical Certificate and was wandering if it was possible to convert this to the Faa class 1. Or will i need to go and take another medical? Any advice greatly appreciated.
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From what I understand our friends at Gatwick will issue you an FAA Med at the same time as a JAA one. However if you already have your JAA medical I think you will have to sit the FAA exam.
You can get a list of all the FAA AME from the FAA website http://www.faa.gov/pilots/amelocator/
Remember that you will need form 8500-8, again you can do this online at https://medxpress.faa.gov/
For FAA medicals there is no initial like ours so all the examinations are to the same standard. You only need a class 1 for ATP, class 2 for CPL and class 3 for PPL. In fact there is little difference between the examinations, but class 1 does have higher eyesight requirements and ECG, expect a cost of about £150.
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You can get a list of all the FAA AME from the FAA website http://www.faa.gov/pilots/amelocator/
Remember that you will need form 8500-8, again you can do this online at https://medxpress.faa.gov/
For FAA medicals there is no initial like ours so all the examinations are to the same standard. You only need a class 1 for ATP, class 2 for CPL and class 3 for PPL. In fact there is little difference between the examinations, but class 1 does have higher eyesight requirements and ECG, expect a cost of about £150.
Hope this helps
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I only wish you could convert an FAA class 1 to a CAA/JAA class one. The CAA/JAA rules do not take into consideration the FAA medical - just a piece of paper to them.
ICAO is a weird thing you know.
Down to reality, if you want a CAA class 1 medical, unless you have a class 1 from another mutually recognised FULL state JAA member you will need to do the initial at Gatwick.
ICAO is a weird thing you know.
Down to reality, if you want a CAA class 1 medical, unless you have a class 1 from another mutually recognised FULL state JAA member you will need to do the initial at Gatwick.
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From what I understand our friends at Gatwick will issue you an FAA Med at the same time as a JAA one. However if you already have your JAA medical I think you will have to sit the FAA exam.
You can get a list of all the FAA AME from the FAA website http://www.faa.gov/pilots/amelocator/
Remember that you will need form 8500-8, again you can do this online at https://medxpress.faa.gov/
For FAA medicals there is no initial like ours so all the examinations are to the same standard. You only need a class 1 for ATP, class 2 for CPL and class 3 for PPL. In fact there is little difference between the examinations, but class 1 does have higher eyesight requirements and ECG, expect a cost of about £150.
Hope this helps
You can get a list of all the FAA AME from the FAA website http://www.faa.gov/pilots/amelocator/
Remember that you will need form 8500-8, again you can do this online at https://medxpress.faa.gov/
For FAA medicals there is no initial like ours so all the examinations are to the same standard. You only need a class 1 for ATP, class 2 for CPL and class 3 for PPL. In fact there is little difference between the examinations, but class 1 does have higher eyesight requirements and ECG, expect a cost of about £150.
Hope this helps
I don't know if the CAA at Gatwick can issue FAA medicals.
You don't have to bring FAA form FAA 8500-8 to your FAA AME; he or she will give you one.
You only need an FAA Class 1 or 2 if you want to execute the privileges of an ATP or CPL; you do not need more than a class 3 for doing any flight test; even an ATP or CPL checkride can be done on a class 3.
Having said that there is little difference between the classes other than, as has been said correctly, some additional vision tests and an ECG for a class 1.
Costs vary between AMEs.
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There is actually a difference in JAA and FAA medical. I passed recently for my JAA medical class 1 but failed on the same day mine FAA class medical 2 because of my blood pressure.
BP is not an issue for JAA but is one for FAA.
They gave me an change to send my BP numbers on a later date so I started to train and losing some weight trying to lower my BP a little.
BP is not an issue for JAA but is one for FAA.
They gave me an change to send my BP numbers on a later date so I started to train and losing some weight trying to lower my BP a little.
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Down to reality, if you want a CAA class 1 medical, unless you have a class 1 from another mutually recognised FULL state JAA member you will need to do the initial at Gatwick.
In my case, I have a 1st class issued in Italy which is mutually recognised and I need a UK certificate. As I do not have any license yet, can I get the Uk certificate without examination or do I have to take the initial at gatwwick?
Any info is appreciated.
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