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

The foreign medical is sufficient to fly
taken from 14CFR61.75

Hour building no need for a medical or visa,

Night rating, CPl.... ie training you need a medical at the local usa docs, takes about an hour.

good luck

<<edit: I don't agree either - as per IBLB's message, EITHER medical is required, NOT both - even when training for new ratings or qualifications.>>

Maybe it's semantics, but I don't agree with what you are saying gibr monkey

Whether or not a FAA or foreign medical is required, has nothing to do with if you are flying for training or not, but it has to do with the certificate you are using to be able to fly.

If you are coming over to the US to do a JAR-nightqualification, one of the requirements is to fly solo at night. Since you don't hold a nightqualification yet, you cannot fly based on your foreign license. Therefor you need to get a student pilot certificate, and the proper endorsements. Since now you are not flying on the foreign certificate anymore but on a US certificate, you need a FAA medical 3rd class or higher.

For training for a CPL as long as done by day, or dual at night, or solo at night when in posession of a nightqualification on the foreign certificate, you can fly on basis of your foreign certificate, and your foreign medical. However for the actual FAA CPL test, you will need a US medical, since it is one of the requirements for taking the test. If you are coming to the US to do a JAR-CPL course/exam, a US medical is not required.

As long as flying while respecting the limitations of both FAA AND foreign certificate, a foreign medical is sufficient.

You can have a valid PPL licence from one country and a valid medical from another country to fly in the US. I got my licence validated by the FAA last week to hour build with exactly this scenario (I hope this is what you're on about anyway!). you don't need a visa to hour build.

however, do send all the paperwork to oklahoma city with the address of the FDSO that you want to go to. it only takes as long as the CAA etc. want it to take. the yanks are efficient this end in fairness.

and also, the validation for, say, a 152 will mean you're allowed to fly any single engine aircraft provided you comply with check-outs, training, insurance etc. of the school. you won't be limited to stick to a 152......as I'm flying my 3rd different a/c type this week! good times!

Actually, no. if you have a FAA certificate based on a foreign license, the foreign license and the foreign medical need to be issued by the same country. When validating a foreign license, the FAA does not look to see if you have a valid medical certificate or not. You are required to take care of a valid medical certificate yourself.
See: 14CFR61.75



Yep, absolutely, as long as your foreign certicate permits this. Some countries require you to have an endorsement or approval for each type of airplane. If your FAA certicate is based on a certificate issued by such a country, you will still need to stick to flying the aircraft that you are allowed to fly on your foreign certificate. Remember, flying on an FAA certicate based on a foreign license, your priviliges are always restricted to the most restrictive of the two.

Well that maybe the case in writing but it's not in practice (in my experience). as i said, I went along to the FSDO last week and got my foreign licence validated with a foreign medical from a different country. the form you fill out, and the FAA crtificate that was issued, clearly stated i had licence and medical from 2 different countries. no problem, no need for an FAA medical.

in regards to the ratings, i phoned the foriegn licence headquarters in oklahoma city because i assumed that i could only fly a 150 / 152 as per my ratings. when i enquired they said, and to quote (as i remember it clearly due to a pleasant surprise), "...absolutely no problem, you are authorised to fly any single engine aircraft subject to the hiring organisations checks and insurance once your licence is validated". When i spoke to them this time they weren't interested in the country of licence, it's as if it applied to everyone.

THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE OF IT.......as far as i can see the FAA make the whole deal as pain free as possible. any doubts, just contact the FAA:

http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certific..._verification/

Buggingout,

With regards to the medical; what i wrote in my previous post, is what is written down in the current 14CFR. If an FAA employee told you otherwise, make sure you get it in writing. You are always responsible for your actions at all times!

With regards to the aircraft, i feel we might be talking apples and pears here. Looking at your location (UK) and some of your previous posts, i assume you have a JAA license (correct me if i am wrong, if you don't, disregard the following)
In the JAA system, you get a category and class rating on your license (ie Single Engine Piston aircraft) This allows you to fly allmost all single engine piston aircraft. Theoretically you could buy any SEP plane, read the manual and fly it. You don't legally need any endorsements, or ratings to fly a different SEP plane. Checkouts, school/club/insurance policies have nothing to do with what you theoretically are allowed to fly. So you will also be allowed to fly any plane in the FAA system.
In other countries, the local regulations require you to have specific (flight)training before you can fly a different make/model. (I believe South-Africa is one of them, someone correct me if i am wrong) So if your FAA certificate is based on such a license, you can only fly the ones you have had your training/endorsements/authorizations for.
Same as for above, if someone told you otherwise, make sure you get it in writing, it's your butt and license on the line!!!

Do I need a FAA medical to get an FAA IR?
 

I would be most greatful if you could clear up a confusion in my mind about
an FAA PPL certificate issued on the basis of a foreign licence, it is
unbelievable the conflicting answers I have been getting from CFIs around the place.
I have a current JAA PPL & medical. I also have an FAA PPL based on my
Irish PPL I recieved over two years ago, but I have never flown as PIC in
the USA yet. I am here in the USA now and I have just completed my BFR,
with the intention to do some hour building and obtain my FAA IR and my JAA CPL.
I realise I do not need an FAA medical to fly under FAR 61.75 but my
question is, am I required to get an FAA medical for the training and or
issuance of an FAA IR, doing my flying training on my PPL certificate
(based on my foreign licence)? Also if the answer to that question is 'yes' I do
NOT require an FAA medical, when I pass my IR check ride, will I be issued
with a full FAA PPL-IR (stand alone)
ie: nothing to do with my PPL under FAR61.75, effectively having two FAA PPL certificates?
If this is the case, am I required to obtain an FAA medical then?
I really hope someone can help me out here as I have searched
and seached the FARs, I have found some answers but I cannot find the answers to the above, or mabye I have found them, but I don't even know I have!
Appreciate the help
G747

Hi Genius,

I obtained an FAA IR which I added to the FAA PPL that was issued under 61.75 (based upon my JAA PPL).

You do NOT require an FAA medical to do this.

You will still have the limitation of the FAA PPL/IR being based upon the validity of your JAA PPL and JAA Medical.

To remove the limitation you will have to sit the FAA PPL Written and Checkride *or* if you have enough hours then the FAA CPL Written and Checkride. You will require at least an FAA Class 3 medical certificate to do this. Once done the validity only upon your JAA PPL and medical will dissapear.

I will try and search out the specific FARs for you, but in the mean time I do hope this helps.

Genius
You do require a FAA medical for your FAA IR flight test. You will not be given a stand alone certificate as the Instrument is a rating and not a license so it will be added onto your FAA private which is valid only and based on your JAA PPL. It will however note on the back under the IR portion "U.S. test passed"
Hope this helps.
PS, It seems from the above post that there will still be confusion, I think it is going to depend on the DE as I did mine and required it, I also continued on to do my CFMEII and instructed foreign students there and they all required it as it was an addition of a rating.

When I did mine, the DE did not require the medical. Just the JAA PPL and Medical, as well as my 61.75 FAA PPL.

Although I did have an FAA medical as I was going on to obtain an FAA CPL.

Yeah, but as i happen to know both examiners who could have been yours on your IR, i can tell you one is extremely easy going, and the other one probably didn't have a clue himself :E

I agree totally with B200Drvr;
What 14CFR61.39 says is that you need a medical for the practical test. However, for training, you can fly on your foreign medical. I would even go asfar as saying that since there is no solo flying required for the instrument training, you don't need any medical at all for the instrument training, providing the instructor has a valid medical. As i posted in your other thread, if you can get someone to do something differently, make sure you get it in writing, or call the examiner beforehand, and see if he has a problem with it. Always cover yourself.

Okay I'll admit defeat here... however even if an FAA medical is required (which it seems by reading the FARs and 61.39 doesn't omit those seeking an IR on a 61.75 FAA PPL) then I was still above board as I did have an FAA Medical as in any case I was doing the FAA CPL checkride four days after the FAA IR checkride.

Nice to see old students still loose arguments from me years later :p

To be fair, i do know of IR flight tests being done with only a foreign medical/ppl based upon foreign. However, it is still my believe that it is not legal. If the examiner is happy with that, fine. If not, you have no leg to stand on.

I dont think you have to have a FAA medical, if you read 61.65 this is the requirements for the Instrument rating, and its a rating your going for, NOT a licence.

you could always e-mail the FAA and ask, try [email protected] he has always been helpful when i asked him questions.

Hope it helps

Fair enough that 61.65 says nothing about a medical, but you cannot just forget 14CFR61.39 which says that you need one for the test.

4) Hold at least a current third-class medical certificate, if a medical certificate is required.

that is from 61.39 if a medical required

Yes true, but since the student flying with the examiner is PIC, and we are not talking gliders here, i would say a medical is required....

the more i think about it the more i agree with you, i know if you do a check ride in a sim you dont have to have a medical, not sure if the I/R can be done in a sim, i have my ATP check ride coming up, and i know i dont need a medical, i have one but its not required.

As you say if he flying in an aircraft he will be using his licence, therefore i would say he does need one. i think your right mate

Yeah, doing an exam on a sim, you don't need a medical, as specified in 14CFR61.23

Don't you just love it, all the information about medical certificates readily available in one paragraph? <------ feel the sarcasm? ;)