CAA/JAA Aviation Medical & related issues
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come on dudes! Get with it!
You are responsible of the lives of anything from 1-500 people! (including yourself!) Being fit should be your number one priority. If you are not motivated enough to do physical training, you should start thinking about a different career! You having a heartattack in front of a computer is better than in a 747 on final approach. Less people affected............
I mean who would you rather see getting behind the controls of your mothers (yes, dear old mommy!) airplane? A fat tub of lard who cant take 2 steps without gasping for air (I have actually seen it!) or a guy doing chinups waiting for departure? (ok, I havent seen that but you get the point)
The class 1 medical should include a fitness test. A pilot should have a higher fitness level than the average "civilian". If nothing else it would weed out the lazy overdrinking, oversmoking, overeating unfit lot of you and almost completely remove the high unemployment rate in this business. ps. I can benchpress 120 kgs and run forever, I have a job!!!!!!!!!
You are responsible of the lives of anything from 1-500 people! (including yourself!) Being fit should be your number one priority. If you are not motivated enough to do physical training, you should start thinking about a different career! You having a heartattack in front of a computer is better than in a 747 on final approach. Less people affected............
I mean who would you rather see getting behind the controls of your mothers (yes, dear old mommy!) airplane? A fat tub of lard who cant take 2 steps without gasping for air (I have actually seen it!) or a guy doing chinups waiting for departure? (ok, I havent seen that but you get the point)
The class 1 medical should include a fitness test. A pilot should have a higher fitness level than the average "civilian". If nothing else it would weed out the lazy overdrinking, oversmoking, overeating unfit lot of you and almost completely remove the high unemployment rate in this business. ps. I can benchpress 120 kgs and run forever, I have a job!!!!!!!!!
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OK then how about those of us who have a BMI into the dangeroulsy obese range yet have the blood pressure, heart rate and fitness levels of those 10 -12 years younger.
15 years in the front row makes you fit but it also makes you big as well.
15 years in the front row makes you fit but it also makes you big as well.
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Does anybody else struggle downloading information from the caa website regarding medical? Or is it just my porn and virus riddled laptop, i cant seem to get ant information off the links
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It might be me as well but I didn't find an awful lot of info on there regarding general fitness. I was looking for the eyesight requirements anyway, which I found.
My understanding of it is that as long as you haven't got any limbs attached back-to-front you'll be ok. You just to be generally fit, have decent lung capacity and no major medical abnormalities.
The running every day for a month idea is a good one, though, and will certainly help you shed some excess pounds if you need to. Eat well, exercise, and for God's sake give up smoking if you do. Smoking and flying just doesn't work on any level, in my opinion.
My understanding of it is that as long as you haven't got any limbs attached back-to-front you'll be ok. You just to be generally fit, have decent lung capacity and no major medical abnormalities.
The running every day for a month idea is a good one, though, and will certainly help you shed some excess pounds if you need to. Eat well, exercise, and for God's sake give up smoking if you do. Smoking and flying just doesn't work on any level, in my opinion.
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I done the medical ages ago, and done the cough two veg test but does anyone know what they are actullay looking fo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/me...es/2839647.stm
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I had my class one last week.
I didn't have to strip down at all! All I had to do was lay on the bed with my shirt off, nothing of the groin area was checked (sadly!).
After all was said and done I was given my expensive piece of paper and was set on my way.
I didn't have to strip down at all! All I had to do was lay on the bed with my shirt off, nothing of the groin area was checked (sadly!).
After all was said and done I was given my expensive piece of paper and was set on my way.
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What type of medical do one need for becoming an ATC operative? Anyone?
In the UK a CAA Class 1 medical for a radar controller - same as the JAA classs one. Class two for tower duties only.
In the UK a CAA Class 1 medical for a radar controller - same as the JAA classs one. Class two for tower duties only.
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Jaa class one medical
Hy everyone,
I’m Italian,excuse me for my English. I try to improve my English.I’ll leave in UK for learn English.I want to be an English man!!!
I want to become a pilot but before starting my training atpl(Oat,Bcft,Atlanticflighttraining or Stapleford….i still get my decision)I should have a examination for JAA class one medical!!
Where do I my examination?
Thank you all
Bye bye ciao ciao
Marco
I’m Italian,excuse me for my English. I try to improve my English.I’ll leave in UK for learn English.I want to be an English man!!!
I want to become a pilot but before starting my training atpl(Oat,Bcft,Atlanticflighttraining or Stapleford….i still get my decision)I should have a examination for JAA class one medical!!
Where do I my examination?
Thank you all
Bye bye ciao ciao
Marco
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If you are intending to do your class 1 in the UK, and it's an initial examination, ie. you've never held a class 1 medical before, you do it at Gatwick Airport.
See here...
http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?ca...=90&pageid=527
See here...
http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?ca...=90&pageid=527
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As far as I know you can not do the TC medical in India. According to the ICAO and Transport Canada rules the approved medical class one certificate can only be given to you by an authorized AME in the country of the issue (Canada) and not anyone else who is not under the Canadian jurisdiction.
I guess someone pulled one on you?
I guess someone pulled one on you?
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Beaver Diver - I get mine done every 6 months here in Dubai, and they still manage to extract 55 bucks!
You may be referring to the initial one?
phil
You may be referring to the initial one?
phil
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I did my initial Class 1 Transport Canada medical in Dublin. Got a CPL on it too, so it must have been fine! :P
This was a specific one place that was TC approved though, so I'm assuming that if someone is approved like that in India it shouldn't be a problem. Check with TC though.
And yes, they should issue to your home address, but posting from Canada could take ages (my IR endorsement took 5 weeks to get to Ireland). You _could_ ask them to fax it to you if you need proof of it but from what I hear bugging them about stuff usually makes it take longer :s
This was a specific one place that was TC approved though, so I'm assuming that if someone is approved like that in India it shouldn't be a problem. Check with TC though.
And yes, they should issue to your home address, but posting from Canada could take ages (my IR endorsement took 5 weeks to get to Ireland). You _could_ ask them to fax it to you if you need proof of it but from what I hear bugging them about stuff usually makes it take longer :s