CAA/JAA Aviation Medical & related issues

[Oxidant]

Class 1 is valid for one year from date of issue unless you are over 40 in which case it is valid for 6 months.

Not so, from Nov/Dec last year, your Class 1 for multi-pilot a/c is valid for 12 months for those of us over forty.

[AlphaMale]

Surley you need to get your class 1 medical before you can start your ATPL's anyway?

Thought you needed these for the ATPL theory:

• ICAO PPL
• Class 1 Medical

Then:

• Hold a current ICAO PPL
• Have passed the theoretical knowledge examinations for a CPL(A) or ATPL
• Have completed at least 150 hours flight time as a pilot, of which at least 100 must be PIC and 20 cross country
• Hold a JAA Class 1 Medical

To start the CPL?

[IRISHPILOT]

AM: The following not really relevant to the initial question, but have to clarify this: It is is a common misconception that a JAA PPL is a prerequisite. All you need is an ICAO PPL, which is yours to keep. In the case of a JAA PPL, you will loose it upon CPL issue.
And the medical class 1 is needed for licence issue (CPL) and it's state of issue should match the state of licence issue (though you don't usually need a new medical, you can simply swap it to match).
cheers, IP

[AlphaMale]

Hi All, My Class 2 medical has lapsed and now i am going to go for ATPL theory i want to get my Class 1 ready for my Commercial

I thought it was quite relevent.

This guy has his PPL and his class 2 medical has just lapsed right?

If he's going for a CPL and the ATPL exmas I presume it'll be followed by an IR? If this is true no doubt he'll opt for doing the ATPL exmas before the CPL/IR. As opposed to sitting the CPL theory then CPL practical, and then the ATPL exams which will include a lot of CPL theory that he has already sat?

So it would make sense to sit the 14 ATPL exams before CPL in which case he needs the class 1 medical before going any further.

IP - Yehh I did know it was a ICAO PPL (it's actually the route I am taking with an FAA PPL > FAA CPL and then convert it along with the FAA Multi-IR) but a bit of a Typo (I'll correct it now).

I hope I'm right in what I say or I need to re-jig my plans

[bri1980]

...so it is

Originally Posted by oxidant

Not so, from Nov/Dec last year, your Class 1 for multi-pilot a/c is valid for 12 months for those of us over forty.

Indeed so, that is what my certificate says. For single pilot transport carrying passengers it is still 6 months over 40-but multi is 12 months.

Sorry for the mistake there!

B

[krini222]

first wat i have 2 go for?class 1 or class 2 medical??

first hav i to attend class 1 or class 2 medical for doing cpl in australia?tell me the address where i hav to attend medical test in delhi or bombay or bangalore.any valuable suggestions in doing cpl at australia r mostly welcome...!

[Nichibei Aviation]

If you want to be an airline pilot take the Class 1 from the beginning, that way you'll be sure that you won't have any problems.

I don't think there are Australian CAA approved AME (Aviation medical examiner's) in India but I'll give you the one's that are approved from FAA :
http://ame.cami.jccbi.gov/amelist.asp

Ask them, maybe they can also do for Australia, but I'm not sure.

Cheers