Medical at EK
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EK clinic diagnosed a close friend with with deteriorated colour vision which led to the suspension of his medical for a 3 month period and a limitation added upon reinstatement which led to his dismissal from the company in the pandemic without return. All started because he couldn't do the colour book following the snake in less than 3 seconds on the renewal day. You wouldn't believe the lives destroyed by ek medical department! He currently works in a supermarket stacking shelves!
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EASA is very simple, often those with EASA medicals can get their GCAA initials but have issues on renewals, that's the problem because they have burnt bridges at home and renewals outside ek are very straight forward - in ek you can fail renewals at the drop of a hat!
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I’ve family out in the sandpit and would be interested in making the move.
However, I’ve an irregular heart valve and I’m starting to wonder if I’ve any chance of passing the pre employment medical?
I’m early 30s and hold an unrestricted EASA class 1 medical, although I do have to provide a cardiology report each year.
Has anyone with cardiac issues got employed out there?
However, I’ve an irregular heart valve and I’m starting to wonder if I’ve any chance of passing the pre employment medical?
I’m early 30s and hold an unrestricted EASA class 1 medical, although I do have to provide a cardiology report each year.
Has anyone with cardiac issues got employed out there?
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Originally Posted by MaverickPrime
I’ve family out in the sandpit and would be interested in making the move.
However, I’ve an irregular heart valve and I’m starting to wonder if I’ve any chance of passing the pre employment medical?
I’m early 30s and hold an unrestricted EASA class 1 medical, although I do have to provide a cardiology report each year.
Has anyone with cardiac issues got employed out there?
However, I’ve an irregular heart valve and I’m starting to wonder if I’ve any chance of passing the pre employment medical?
I’m early 30s and hold an unrestricted EASA class 1 medical, although I do have to provide a cardiology report each year.
Has anyone with cardiac issues got employed out there?
Still, I'd perform this shift very carefully to any place out of the Civilization with any physical condition...
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Originally Posted by MaverickPrime
I’ve family out in the sandpit and would be interested in making the move.
However, I’ve an irregular heart valve and I’m starting to wonder if I’ve any chance of passing the pre employment medical?
I’m early 30s and hold an unrestricted EASA class 1 medical, although I do have to provide a cardiology report each year.
Has anyone with cardiac issues got employed out there?
However, I’ve an irregular heart valve and I’m starting to wonder if I’ve any chance of passing the pre employment medical?
I’m early 30s and hold an unrestricted EASA class 1 medical, although I do have to provide a cardiology report each year.
Has anyone with cardiac issues got employed out there?
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Emirates do their own medical insurance which is one of the reasons the employment medical is so strict. If you have any further problems down the line with your heart you may well find the Emirates "insurance" doesn't cover you and medical care in Dubai is extremely expensive. With any kind of pre-existing condition I'd think very, very carefully about the Middle East. A class one EASA medical means nothing here and even IF you pass the pre-employment medical every renewal will be a lottery depending on which doctor you get - if you win you get another year of flying, if you loose you loose your career. Do you feel lucky?
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Originally Posted by BigGeordie
Emirates do their own medical insurance which is one of the reasons the employment medical is so strict. If you have any further problems down the line with your heart you may well find the Emirates "insurance" doesn't cover you and medical care in Dubai is extremely expensive. With any kind of pre-existing condition I'd think very, very carefully about the Middle East. A class one EASA medical means nothing here and even IF you pass the pre-employment medical every renewal will be a lottery depending on which doctor you get - if you win you get another year of flying, if you loose you loose your career. Do you feel lucky?
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Cheers folks, matches up with the tales I’ve heard from my family out there.
Kind of disappointing, hard to find anything that pays well in Europe these days, especially if like myself you are looking at forced early retirement on medical grounds (statistically speaking) and need to have your finances sorted by early 50s.
Kind of disappointing, hard to find anything that pays well in Europe these days, especially if like myself you are looking at forced early retirement on medical grounds (statistically speaking) and need to have your finances sorted by early 50s.
