CAA/JAA Aviation Medical & related issues

[BlueRobin]

Yup, see here
http://www.caa.co.uk/application.asp...&county=Non-UK

[Billo]

thanks alot

[Billo]

Does anybody know if I can do my class 1 medical in 1 day or it takes longer???

Thank You

[Speed bird 002]

Billo,

If you have your medical done at Gatwick, you will more than likely have your certificate issued on the same day. I had my class 1 in January this year and had the certificate issued immediately.

Hope that helps

[Waterskier]

Cheapest JAA Medical and Written Exams

Just curious if anyone knows where it is cheapest to get a JAA Class 1 medical. And also where is it cheapest to sit the 14 JAA ATPL written exams? I am guessing Greece or Spain but can't find anything on their fees??

From what I have been told by IAA (Ireland), they will accept any "mutual recognition" JAA authority's written and medical. I do not need to sit the ground school as I meet the requirements of ICAO ATPL with MPA type rating and 500 hours experience in aircraft to be used for skill test.

Thanks,

Tom

[Billo]

Hi Waterskier

The cheapest JAA class 1 medical You can Do in Bahrain (80-100GBP)Dr J Al-Taraif
Occupational Health Clinic
Ministry of Health
P O Box 12
MANAMA
Bahrain
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[email protected]
+3hrs GMT


Exams, I`m not sure but truy www.egnatia-aviation.com (Its in Greece)

Hope its helps!

All the Best!

[IRISHPILOT]

If you want something closer to Europe, try PRG, BTL, WAW, etc. PRG is 125 euro initial class 1, half for the renewal. Not sure if they do the writtens in english yet...
There you could do your LST for a lot less too if on 737 or ATR.
good luck! IP

[Turbine King]

Irish Pilot

where are those places that you list?

[coodem]

Anyone Know if Prague can actually do Class 1 JAA innitial medical, I have checked CAA's AME section and cant see them there, but I have know heard Prague mentioned a few times, can anyone share any info

[IRISHPILOT]

yep, PRG does the initial JAA class 1 and has done so for years. Just be a little patient when calling and when there, their English is not the best, but they are VERY helpful. You can go any day (Monday to Friday) and without appointment, but getting there much after 7 will mean you don't finish before lunch. You can pay by credit card, saving you to change too much money...

[coodem]

IRISHPILOT, Do you have any contact details, as I can't find them on CAA's list of AME's. I would rather go to them as they are cheaper, and I get to see Prague

[IRISHPILOT]

Due to popular demand:

http://www.ulz.cz/kontakty.html

and this is a list of AMEs for the initial. I suggest you call rather than email, some speak decent English.

MUDr. Bartoš, CSc. 026A 30. [phone],
MUDr. Petr Halata 030A 30. [phone],
MUDr. Miroslav Rada 034A 30. [phone],
MUDr. Lubomír Šindelár 037A 30. [phone],
MUDr. Oldrich Truska, D.Av.Med. 039A 30. [phone],
MUDr. Josef Vanko 040A 30. [phone].

the hospital is 20 minutes by bus 119 from the airport (last stop), then ask AND BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS!
cheers, IP

[coodem]

Thank you, I will start calling in the morning

[goochflies]

Greece, exam prices

Doing my jar exams in greece now... The prices are very cheap at 2.5 Euro per exam and only 3.5 for a re take.

Be warned though... The HCAA examination center uses a mix of version 1 and 2 of the data base... Very relaxed testing environment with two sitting dates a month, 3 days each usually.

Im not sure of the intitial medical exam price but a concurent one is around 150 euro I think...

[coodem]

ClASS 1 MEDICAL

I am just about to enroll for my ATPL's (distant learning) with CATS, Now before I commit all my time/money, I thoought I best get my class 1 out the way, just in case it comes back to haunt me at a later date

I have read and been told I can go to any JAA member state and get my class 1 initial done, So I was thinking about going to Prague to get it done, only £80 and it be a nice place to see.

But I keep reading FTO's T&C's and it says "You must have a class 1 medical, issued by Gatwick to commence training"

So I called CATS and asked them, they also seem to think it has to be done by the CAA at Gatwick.

Can anyone out there explain, as I don't know what to believe anymore.

[Jaguar Pilot]

The first one is at Gatwick for training undertaken in the UK.

As always, ask your service provider, who is CAA/JAA approved
and will have (or should have) the answers at their fingertips.

JP

[Shortflyer]

Whats involved in the medical assesment?

Hi all

Can anyone enlighten me as to how stringent the medical assesment is?

Is it just blood pressure, pulse, before after exercise etc or is it alot more?

Thanks

PJ

[Dr green]

eyes, ears, general medical, blood pressure, cholestrol, lung function, urine sample. I think that's about it.

[boogie-nicey]

I had my renewal this morning and I can cofirm all of the above plus discussions about past medical episodes and incidents (don't be fooled by thinking it's just a friendly chat). Explain any points on your application clearly and honestly no matter how trival it might sound to you. The eye examination was thorough to the say the least and if I spent any longer with the optometrist I would have become very concerned The doctor also checked muscular movement, balance and stance. The Audiogram was also a right problem because of the sounds from the adjoining rooms, bugger ! That made it much harder but hey I passed nicely.

I saw one guy get called in by the same doctor a number of times and he didn't look too happy about it, not sure what the deal was there. Regardless you should just stay away from the tea and coffee for a couple of days before hand, get some decent sleep and maybe go to the gym in the days preceding your appointment.

Just be cool don't stress yourself out and cause problems for yourself especially in the blood pressure measurement

[dream747]

In the class 1 are there any minimum requirements for physique or even weight for that matter?