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Ramjet, I doubt that NZ would accept a foreign medical, other than for a temporary validation. The initial Class One there had me jump through all the hoops including stress ecg.
But once they have you on file, they are a whole lot more reasonable than CASA. Unlike CASA you don’t automatically have to do a stress ecg just because you are over 65. Of course this is dependent upon your basic blood pressure, hearing and eyesight etc being good enough for the doctor to tick the necessary boxes. The guy I saw was great to deal with, but I gained the impression that he would give anyone who was overweight the third degree.

Thanks Mach E Avelli,
I called NZ CAA , and got the full details. I was wondering if they accepted any foreign medicals.
Canada accepts foreign medicals for "consideration" and providing it passes their review
a medical certificate is issued. For that reason, I do my medical in the US , get the Canadian
medical form filed in, send the original signed copy in by Snail Mail. But as you know
Australia and New Zealand do not provide that courtesy.

The good news is most of the NZ ME's are also CASA ME's but not all.
There is one in Brisbane who does Aus, NZ and FAA.

NZ has only one ME in North America, in Arizona, a long way for me to go at the moment.

Like the other posters, if CASA are engaging in inappropriate age discrimination,
I will want to have alternatives.

Now, When do CASA demand this sleep testing?
What triggers that, is it age alone?
Is it because you report difficulty in sleeping?

Is this at test that they only apply to geriatric pilots?