FAA Medical
 

I was just reading through some info on the FAA medical on http://www.aviationwise.org/faamedical.html

Check out the bit about alcohol abuse. Seriously, is there anyone here who has not abused alcohol in the last two years??!!! I think I'm ruled out - lol

SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE/SUBSTANCE ABUSE - A diagnosis or medical history of substance dependence is disqualifying unless there is established clinical evidence, satisfactory to the Federal Air Surgeon, of recovery, including sustained total abstinence from the substance(s) for not less than the preceding 2 years. A history of substance abuse within the preceding 2 years is disqualifying. The list of substances includes alcohol and all illegal drugs (marijuana, cocaine, etc.) plus certain prescription drugs such as sedatives, anxiolytics, etc.

faa medical near oxfordshire?
 

Can anyone tell me if it is possible toget a FAA medical near Oxford?

Cheers

Try Dr. Stuart Benzie
Fairford
01285 713367

Dr Peter Orton
Stansted Airport

Maybe a bit far for you. I can provide telephone number etc if you require, but not with me at present. E-mail me at [email protected] if you need the numbers.

FAA medical in UK
 

I'm thinking of heading out to the US to start CPL/IR training later in the year.

Is it possible to get the FAA medical done in the UK prior to leaving, to save time whilst out there. (I have already arranged for the FAA licence, and am starting on the M-1 visa process.) Is there a list of authorised FAA medical examiners in the UK in the same way that the CAA publish a list of JAR medical examiners?

thanks

Yes there is a couple of FAA AMEs in the UK, just goto the FAA website and the AME link, there is a section for overseas AMEs.

You can get the FAA medical at Gatwick!

CAA website also lists if they can go FAA medicals from memory. The outift I use in London near Liverpool St station (Rood medical centre I think??) does FAA and CAA.

Try www.landings.com

I can't remember the exact route but you can search their certification databases and get a full list of FAA medical examiners in the UK

You can contact Dr Frank Voeten 01327 703333. He is an authorised AME.

Dr Parry can do FAA, his no is 02077309328

My advice is to get the medical is the States, not the UK. I did an FAA medical in the UK before starting my FAA PPL in the States. The day came when I was ready to solo and I hit a little problem. It turned out that it was not possible to endorse my solo because a Student Pilot Certificate could not be issued off the foreign FAA medical. To obtain the student pilot certificate I needed to go to the Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) 50 miles away. These days you need to make an appointment for visiting. It ended up being easier to do the do the medical again with a local examiner. That ended my chances of going solo on that day, not the kind of complication you need on an intensive PPL course. Malc, I take it that you have a PPL already? This may change the picture quite a bit. I still think that you would be better off doing the medical out there to avoid any confusion.

Yes, Fair Weather Flyer is correct.

The medical issued in the UK is just a Class 3 medical and not a student pilot certificate which you will need to fly solo as a pre PPL student.

Anything else and the medical issued in the UK is perfectly satisfactory. The other advantage of doing it here is that if you have any medical history which may cause a problem, better to find out now rather than once you are over there.

I certainly know of instances where someone arrived in Florida with a CAA medical expecting the FAA one to be a formality. However some had medical history which although investigated and fully cleared by the CAA, the FAA medical examiner would not accept the CAA issue as proof that there was no problem and would not issue the FAA medical/student pilot certificate without further investigation. This invariably took longer than the 4 weeks some of them were there for which made their whole trip pointless - and all unfortunately in the name of - liability.

The original post mentions CPL/IR training. If that for example means a PPL holder going to do the CPL/IR then there is no problem. However if your initial training is for either an FAA or JAA PPL then you need the student pilot certificate to fly solo.

I still suggest you look up the full database of FAA medicale examiners in the UK as there are infinitely more than the the 2 or 3 mentioned in the other posts.

This list any good to you?
02898 MICHAEL BAGSHAW MD LONDON, HARMONDSWORTH, UNITED KINGDOM UB70GB
15699 ALEXANDER S BENZIE MD FAIRFORD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM GL74BQ
15693 ALLAN E R CAMPBELL MD GRIMSBYS, HUMBERSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM DN32OAU
04554 PETER J. C. CHAPMAN MD HORLEY, SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM RH60AE
03147 CHARLOTTE E. COCKS MD CHELTENHAM, GLOSCESTER, UNITED KINGDOM GL542AZ
15603 DAVID P CRANSTON MD HARPENDEN, HERTS, UNITED KINGDOM AL53LZ
02929 DAVID DOYLE MD GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM G614BS
15839 KENNETH EDGINGTON MD HORLEY, SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM RH60BA
11788 GEOFFREY FEARNLEY MD THORPE BAY, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM SS13AP
15813 FOSTER FOSTER-THOMPSON MD LEAMINGTON SPA, UNITED KINGDOM CV325NR
15803 NICHOLAS H GAMPER MD CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET, UNITED KINGDOM BH237JN
03276 TERENCE M GIBSON MD SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM SL14PG
02959 S ANTHONY GOODWIN MD HORLEY, SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM RH60BA
11579 ROGER L GREEN MD HARMONDSWORTH, UNITED KINGDOM UB70GB
02960 ANGUS E HICKISH MD DORSET, UNITED KINGDOM BH238AD
15632 GORDON W HICKISH MD CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET, UNITED KINGDOM BH238AD
15729 PETER F HOWARTH MD ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM AB219DU
03031 MARTIN F HUDSON MD GOOSTREY, CHESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM CW48NU
03231 ROBERT M HUNTER MD GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM RH60YR
15845 JOHN EDGAR IND MD LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM SW1X9SW
02641 RAYMOND V JOHNSTON MD GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM RH6OYR
03120 VINCENT J KIELTY MD NORWICH, UNITED KINGDOM NR33QY
15676 JOHN M LUNN MD LINCOLN, UNITED KINGDOM LN106SQ
11755 MONTAGUE F P MARSHALL MD EASTBOURNE, E SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM BN211BT
02973 ANDREW R MCGREGOR MD GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM RH6 0FH
02978 DEWI R MORGAN MD SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM SP53RE
03211 PETER K ORTON MD ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM CM241RY
11610 IAN C PERRY MD LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM SW1W 8HD
03241 ADRIAN C PILLING MD DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN, UNITED KINGDOM
15731 DAVID A PUGH MD HERTFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM WD63AW
02946 IAN D RAMSAY MD CHELTENHAM GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM GL504DP
04684 RONALD REISLER MD MANCHESTER ARPT W CHESHIR, UNITED KINGDOM M905NE
03296 CHRISTOPHER P SCHENK MD LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM SW1W8HD
03065 SHEILA STORK MD HEATHROW, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM TW61JJ
02956 DAVID N TALLENT MD HORLEY, SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM RH60AE
02626 FRANKLYN D TREVARTHEN MD WELWYN, HERTS, UNITED KINGDOM AL60EB
03285 FRANK J.A.M. VOETEN MD DAVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM NN114EJ
02879 ROSEMARY S WADDY MD EASTBOURNE, E SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM BN213PX
15592 BRIAN A WALLACE MD ROYSTON, HERTS, UNITED KINGDOM SG88LB
11735 JAMES T WALLACE MD BISHOPS STORTFORD, UNITED KINGDOM CM232QT
15560 ANDREW ZSIGMOND MD LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM L19EW
Suggest you go the CAA AME section on the their website and you'll find most of these are CAA/JAA examiners too, plus it gives you their phone numbers. My AME, Dr Edgington at Gatwick does my FAA medical at the same time as my CAA one and charges me £40 for the FAA medical.
Cheers, ES

Thanks all who responded,

I'm off to see Dr Edgington, as recommended, for CAA medical renewal and FAA new issue.

Malc.

Malc ..it might be worth while posting this thread into Medical and health forum.

Why do you need an FAA medical if you have a JAA medical, and are having your FAA certificate based on your JAA one. I think you only need an FAA medical if you intend to get a 'stand alone' FAA certificate, such as a Commercial Pilot Certificate - which would be much easier done upon arrival in the USA.

The Federal Aviation Regulations, in Part 61- Certification of Airmen and Flight Instuctors 61.75 - Private Pilot Certificate Issued on the Basis of a Foreign Pilot License states in section (b)(4) that the Pilot in Command must hold a medical certificate issued under part 67 [FAA Medical] or a current medical certificate issued by the country that issued the person's foreign pilot license.

Note that it states country of issue, not Aviation Authority, that has caught a few people up in the past - a CAA / JAA Pilot license, and a Spanish or French JAA Medical. This person had to get an FAA Medical as in his situation, it didn't fall under this part (in the eyes of the FAA)

Have fun flyin' in the US, I'm loving it

FAA medical
 

Hello,

Could someone that is in the know advise me if I need to get an FAA medical if I want to fly state side using a JAR PPL.

Ie: using my FAA PPL that was issued on the basis of my JAR PPL.

My JAR PPL is fully curent (Class 1 Medical)


Thanks Guys.
G747

Simple answer is now as you are going to validate and fly on your JAA PPL and its associated medical.

There are some links in here... somewhere about flying on a foreign licence here in the USA, or contact the school in the USA where you will hire the plane from they will give you all the info needed for this ( if they dont find another school to hire from!).

Flying in USA. Is an FAA medical required (based on JAA)
 

Hello,

If one holds an FAA PPL based soley on a foreign JAA licence ie: British/Irish/Danish PPL etc.. Aside from the fact a BFR is required initially. Is there a requirment to get a FAA medical, or is the foreign medical good enough povided it is still valid to fly state side?

Thanks for the help!!
G747