FAA Cpl to UK Class 1 ?

[basketeer]

If i had a FAA CPL and i came to the uk , would i have to do the initial class 1 medical , or would i have to do a renewal ? , would this renewal be done with my local AME ? or would i have to go to gatwick ? anybody out there ever done this ? if so any any advice would be appreciated !

[inverted flatspin]

The CAA told me that it would be a renewal the first one would have to be done at gatwick cost is 189 pounds and renewal limits not initial limits apply.

[crispy banana]

I did mine last year. I initially thought it would be a full class one, but on producing my FAA CPL & Class 1 ,was told I only had to do an 'extended renewal' which cost approx 189 quid.

No chest x-ray or 'strobe light' test (can't remember exact name of it )

The results were back within 2 weeks.

[basketeer]

crispy banana ,

how many hours did you have when you went for your medical ? and did you intend to fly commercially in the uk ?

[crispy banana]

I had about 300 total and the FAA CPL/IR/ME.....

Am currently doing the ATPL's distance learning (BGS) and one day will make it home!!! (Ireland )

I did the class 1 to make sure I passed before investing all that dough for the JAA licence!

[Flying French Boy]

Hi,

I passed my initial JAR Class one medical examination one week ago. I have an eye which exceeds a little the limit, so the doctors must discuss about my case. I will have the answer in 4 weeks.

If I'll not have my JAR class one, and if I'll go to the USA and come back with an FAA CPL, what will occur? Could I pass an 'extended renewal' (with the renewal limits)?

Thanks in advance and excuse me for my bad english
FFB

[Flying French Boy]

just refreshing so it wont die

[gdnhalley]

I went for a class 1 in october 2001 and failed because of a lazy eye
In january 2002 the new proposals came through and I spoke to the CAA and they said I would now pass a renewal but not an initial, and if I had a Foreign CPL I would be treated as a renewal.
So I now have an FAA CPL and a CAA class one, but it is a very expensive way to get the medical, although my FAA CPL could well be useful sometime.

Hope this helps

[basketeer]

flyingfrenchboy ,

Did you get the results back from your medical yet ?

how much were you over the limits ?

did you tell them when you booked your medical or did you just turn up on the day and chance your arm ?

[Flying French Boy]

Hi,

I phoned to te CAA few minutes ago to have the results... And they gave me a wonderful news: I have my class one !!

basketeer : Before book an apointment, I faxed them my spectacles prescription which was weaker than my real sight, therefore they answered me that it was ok for the class one. But, on the examination day, the optometrist found that:

Right eye: -4,25
Left eye: -5,25


See u "soon" at FL450

Flying (and HAPPY !) French Boy

[dumpertruck]

Flyingfenchboy ,

Tell me , when you arrived at the medical , did you then tell them or did you just wait until they figured it out ?

[Flying French Boy]

Hi,

Dumpertruck, I didn't tell them, just because I didn't know that my spectacles prescription was weaker than my real sight: I discovered it at Gatwick during my class one examination.

FFB

[long final]

Can I just check if a basic FAA single engine CPL is okay for the revalidation JAA Class 1 conversion? Looks as though that’s the way I will have to go.

And, another thing, has anyone tried a legal challenge to the JAA standards? It screams ridiculous that FAA pilots fly overhead us every day without meeting our European friends standards, yet we are deemed unsafe

Regards,
LF

[long final]

ps. Can anyone tell me where I have to go/can get a FAA initial medical in the UK, and approx. how much will it cost.
Thanks
LF

[Pitts S2B]

Long final there is no such thing as an FAA "initial" every exam has the same standards

what follows is a list of all FAA Ame's in the UK, it follows the format; Ame #, name + address, no Phone no's but it should be easy enough to find.

here is the link if you want to search yourself.

http://ame.cami.jccbi.gov/search.asp?search=country

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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF AVIATION MEDICINE
CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE
AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER SEARCH

AMEs Located in the Country of UNITED KINGDOM: Number Name City, State, Zip
02898 MICHAEL BAGSHAW MD HARMONDSWORTH, UNITED KINGDOM UB70GB
15699 ALEXANDER S BENZIE MD FAIRFORD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM GL74BQ
15693 ALLAN E R CAMPBELL MD GRIMSBYS, HUMBERSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM DN32OAU
04554 PETER J. C. CHAPMAN MD HORLEY, SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM RH60AE
03147 CHARLOTTE E COCKS MD CHELTENHAM, GLOSCESTER, UNITED KINGDOM GL542AZ
15603 DAVID P CRANSTON MD HARPENDEN, HERTS, UNITED KINGDOM AL52LF
02929 DAVID DOYLE MD GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM G614BS
15839 KENNETH EDGINGTON MD HORLEY, SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM RH60BA
11598 PHILIP C EDMONDSON MD LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM W1N1DF
11788 GEOFFREY FEARNLEY MD THORPE BAY, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM SS13AP
02974 DAVID J. C. FLOWER MD HARMONDSWORTH, UNITED KINGDOM UB70GB
15813 FOSTER FOSTER-THOMPSON MD LEAMINGTON SPA, UNITED KINGDOM CV325NR
15803 NICHOLAS H GAMPER MD CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET, UNITED KINGDOM BH237JN
02959 S ANTHONY GOODWIN MD HORLEY, SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM RH60BA
11579 ROGER L GREEN MD HARMONDSWORTH, UNITED KINGDOM UB70GB
02960 ANGUS E HICKISH MD DORSET, UNITED KINGDOM BH238AD
15632 GORDON W HICKISH MD CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET, UNITED KINGDOM BH238AD
15729 PETER F HOWARTH MD ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM AB219DU
03031 MARTIN F HUDSON MD GOOSTREY, CHESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM CW48NU
03231 ROBERT M HUNTER MD GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM RH60YR
15845 JOHN EDGAR IND MD LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM SW1X9SW
02641 RAYMOND V JOHNSTON MD GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM RH6OYR
03120 VINCENT J KIELTY MD NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM IP264NB
15676 JOHN M LUNN MD LINCOLN, UNITED KINGDOM LN106SQ
11755 MONTAGUE F P MARSHALL MD EASTBOURNE, E SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM BN208AG
02973 ANDREW R MCGREGOR MD GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM RH6 0FH
02978 DEWI R MORGAN MD SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM SP53RE
03211 PETER K ORTON MD ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM CM241RH
11610 IAN C PERRY MD LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM SW1W 8HD
03241 ADRIAN C PILLING MD DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN, UNITED KINGDOM
15731 DAVID A PUGH MD HERTFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM WD63AW
02946 IAN D RAMSAY MD CHELTENHAM GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM GL504DP
04684 RONALD REISLER MD MANCHESTER ARPT W CHESHIR, UNITED KINGDOM M905NE
15804 ANTHONY C E STACEY MD KENT, UNITED KINGDOM BR34JJ
03065 SHEILA STORK MD HEATHROW, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM TW61JJ
02956 DAVID N TALLENT MD HORLEY, SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM RH60AE
02626 FRANKLYN D TREVARTHEN MD WELWYN, HERTS, UNITED KINGDOM AL60EB
02879 ROSEMARY S WADDY MD EASTBOURNE, E SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM BN213PX
15592 BRIAN A WALLACE MD ROYSTON, HERTS, UNITED KINGDOM SG88LB
11735 JAMES T WALLACE MD BISHOPS STORTFORD, UNITED KINGDOM CM232QT
11671 KENNETH D WOOLAS MD COSHAM, PORTSMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM PO61BE
15560 ANDREW ZSIGMOND MD LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM L19EW
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Hope this helps

[long final]

Pitts,

Gent & a scholar, thanks.

Best Regards,

LF