Converting FAA Class 1 medical to CAA class 1 medical
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Converting FAA Class 1 medical to CAA class 1 medical
I heard a rumor that if you already hold an FAA class 1 medical then the CAA apply the renewal standards to your initial class 1 medical.
There is no renewal limit for myopia or astigmatism, so if this rumor is true it would appear that provided you meet the FAA initial class 1 visual standards then a CAA class 1 is obtainable.
As much as I want to believe it, I have been unable to find anything on the CAA web site to confirm this.
Does anyone know what the score is?
If neccessary I'll write to Gatwick but a reply usually takes a couple of months and they don't seem to volunteer much in the way of information.
I'm also speculating that they may apply the CAA class 1 renewal standards to those holding an FAA class 1 and an FAA CPL/ATPL with many hours experience.
Does anyone have any experience of any of this?
I haven't had any luck with the people this side of the pond.
Regards,
Al
There is no renewal limit for myopia or astigmatism, so if this rumor is true it would appear that provided you meet the FAA initial class 1 visual standards then a CAA class 1 is obtainable.
As much as I want to believe it, I have been unable to find anything on the CAA web site to confirm this.
Does anyone know what the score is?
If neccessary I'll write to Gatwick but a reply usually takes a couple of months and they don't seem to volunteer much in the way of information.
I'm also speculating that they may apply the CAA class 1 renewal standards to those holding an FAA class 1 and an FAA CPL/ATPL with many hours experience.
Does anyone have any experience of any of this?
I haven't had any luck with the people this side of the pond.
Regards,
Al
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I have no official data, but I don't think it would be possible. I've done the FAA class 1 and CAA class 2. The FAA is a glorified checkup. For the CAA, I had the most detailed medical I could imagine: ECG, X-Ray, full urine analysis, ear exam, eye exam, plus another I can't remember.
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Hi
I recently failed the class 1 at Gatwick as my myopia is just outside the initial limits which my optician said i was within!!
The doc at gatwick said I would pass the renewal limits for the class 1 and could do this by getting an FAA fully qualified i.e. commercial pilot in the US, and then come back to the UK and converting this to a JAA CPL/ATPL and then go get the medical no problem on renewal limits. However I'm not sure exactly at stage I go get the medical, was too annoyed to ask all the questions I should have asked.
I don't know the exact procedure and am working it out on another post i started. Search my postings by clicking on my username for the recent one I started "FAA to JAA/CAA conversion".
Hopefully this will help and let me know if find out any info.
Regards
Will
I recently failed the class 1 at Gatwick as my myopia is just outside the initial limits which my optician said i was within!!
The doc at gatwick said I would pass the renewal limits for the class 1 and could do this by getting an FAA fully qualified i.e. commercial pilot in the US, and then come back to the UK and converting this to a JAA CPL/ATPL and then go get the medical no problem on renewal limits. However I'm not sure exactly at stage I go get the medical, was too annoyed to ask all the questions I should have asked.
I don't know the exact procedure and am working it out on another post i started. Search my postings by clicking on my username for the recent one I started "FAA to JAA/CAA conversion".
Hopefully this will help and let me know if find out any info.
Regards
Will
