Worried
Joined: Apr 2000
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From: gone surfin'
Low blood pressure (hypotension) doesn't seem to be an issue fo UK pilots as long as you don't have any symptoms.
I think this may have been discussed before, I think there was some discussion about low blood pressure in those exposed to high g forces-may be worth a search
I think this may have been discussed before, I think there was some discussion about low blood pressure in those exposed to high g forces-may be worth a search
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: AMS
Only on way to find out: Get a class 1!
If you are worried to fail it in your home country Greece, then why not get it elsewhere, and if you failed you can possibly do something about it and retake at home?
good luck! IP
If you are worried to fail it in your home country Greece, then why not get it elsewhere, and if you failed you can possibly do something about it and retake at home?
good luck! IP
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Cheshire
wish I did too . . . . . . . . !
I have low blood pressure
A useful rule of thumb is that IN A NON-TRAUMA SITUATION (that is very important) , and in the absence of troublesome symptoms, such as fainting or dizziness, then blood pressure cannot really be too low. Quite often in the consulting room here my digital BP monitor on a slim fit youngster registers systolic of less than 100. eg 95 / 52 . That's perfectly OK, so long as there are no symptoms.
VERY DIFFERENT in a trauma situation, when there might possibly be concealed haemorrhage, and the low BP would then be an absolutely cardinal sign of surgical shock. Not an everyday problem.
My advice is forget it, and get on with learning to fly !
Happy Landings !
