Preparing for a first Class I
 

Hi!

I'm off for my first class I medical in two weeks and would appreciate some advice on what preparation (if any) might be advisable to get through.

Danny

wear clean underwear

Have an early night and don't get trashed. Turn up fresh and relaxed. There's a Chavelodge 10 minutes walk away for £25/night.

If you're in good health (which hopefully you are, since you're only 17) it's a breeze.

Drink a glass or two of water before you go - so u can give them the urine sample, haha!!

Shave your Wedding Veg.:eek:
Avoid anything that will increase your cholesterol / blood pressure.
Relax when the Index finger is inserted.;)
Make sure that your sample isn't your first of the day, as it is the strongest.
Close your eyes during the hearing test to enhance your senses.
It is easy....

Take a sensible approach to the urine test (e.g. dont wee all over your boxers like i did) have a shower, wear clean underwear, and drink a glass of water a couple of hours before.

Just relax! Your blood pressure will be way up if you are nervous and have a case of "white coat syndrome"....I read the comments about pee too although I don't think it makes that much difference - if you have kidney trouble or blood in your urine they will spot it.


..oh, and seeing as you're paying a king's ransom for being there, read ALL the magazines, drink as much free coffee and water as your body can hold and of they have any free biscuits or anything there.......well, just go for it.....

Do they really go anywhere near your private parts? Seriuos answers please.

You will be lying down at one point on your back and the doc will simply pull on your belt/trousers to view the bottom most part of your stomach (both left and right side) and then ask you to cough. Dead quick and simple, nothing to it.

I had a female doctor, told me to drop the shorts. Checked the front, bend forward and that was it... Very clinical.

I do not know if it was necessary, but some seven months ago I made a final decision that I want to fly for living so with medical in mind I quit with cofee (used to do six espresso a day):bored: and with fags (5-10 a day):yuk:
My med 1 is comming in next few weeks and my only concern is sight but thats something that I can not change, can I?
Good luck!

Eyesight Concern
 

fanda78,

with the concern for your eyesight, if your prescription is within -6.00 dioptres with astigmatism accounted for, then you will have no problems with it. I am yet to take an initial class one, but I went for an eyetest to see if I'd still qualify given my short sight, and the optician told me that I would be fine.

Best of luck anyway :ok:

Adam.

Does anybody knows if the diopters limit which is -6D, is refering to your glasses correction or to your contact lenses correction ?




thanks

Around the areas, but don't worry about it seriously!

Don't listen.
I feel that it is my duty not to shield you from the horrors of the Class one invasion of your bits and bobs.
They have to go in through the back door to check for any problems I.E 'Farmers'.
There is also a full squeeze of the nads to check for lumps, as well as the stated lower Intestinal area for hernia.
Sorry, bit be afraid.....be very afraid!!!!!:{:eek::eek::uhoh:

Well, look at it like this. What was said above may be true, but when you passed you will feel really releived! I think it's fun getting into a tiz about it all!

Short Sight Eye Correction
 

woos,

As far as I know there is no specific reference to what the amount of correction is for contact lenses. All it says on the CAA website is that if you are short sighted the "refractive error must not exceed -6.00 dioptres of short sight"

I would not have thought there is much difference in correction between glasses and contact lenses though; so if your glasses prescription is within these limits, then chances are this will be the case for your contact lenses.

Hope that helps anyway!

Adam.:ok:

thx dunelmitepilot .

thing is I have -7 et -7.5 D (astigmatism included) so I think I won't even bother.
Maybe I'll give them a call anyway, just to be sure.



Canada is my last chance I guess. :cool:

No probs. It's a good idea to give them a ring. It may also be good idea to go and see your optician to be 100% clear of what your prescription actually is.

Good luck woos.

Can someone confirm if PAPI-74 is telling the truth about the whole back passage inspection! I know about the cough test, which I'm not bothered about.