What do pilots do when they lose their medical?
 

Hi all,

If a pilot fails his/her class 1 medical then what sort of employment would they be able to get?

I am especially concerned as I have no degree or professional job to fall back on if this were to happen in the future. I know about lol insurance and that can help to train in another field but what sort of jobs can/do they get.

Thanks.

A fair number end up becoming SFI...ask Flight Safety!

I' ve the same concern myself but hardly feel like wanna sit in the back of the shaking box...:sad:

PZ :ok:

Those who are successful have planned ahead. If you don't have another skill, go to school part time to gain a degree or skill for a more in-demand job.

Are ANY jobs in demand at the moment?

Well I thought about learning a trade such as plumbing, electrician etc to fall back on but would rather have something aviation related. Heard that the CAA employ ex-pilots in a number of roles which could be quite interesting.

P1.

Last I heard, there's still a shortage of nurses...

Depends if you are still strong and fit and capable of movement can see and hear and still have one or two of everything remaining functional....I had loss of licence and term insurance and of course sods law flew merrily untill retirement.
The really lethal health event danger years to my pilot friends and I proved to be age 58 to 65..some of us in the UK were lucky enough to get prompt Para NHS medical attention and lived and enjoyed an almost complete recovery...others retireing abroad did not get immediate or excellent medical attention or good rehab and had a lot of suffering before a painfull death...I always tried to basically plan for the worst and hope for the best.

I recently learned that a friend of mine lost his medical, and then falsified it and kept flying. He was caught, and his career is over.

Having a backup plan in the event one is no longer able to fly is essential.

I've spent all my career not just flying, but working on aircraft; it's most likely what I'll end up doing in the event flying is no longer possible.

ATC (if you can still get the lower class medical)
Sim Instructor
Flight Planner
Flight Dispatcher
Ops controller, scheduling, any of the planning ops stuff
Airport control (the people that direct you to the gate after ATC finish with you)
Inspector for CAA

The list goes on...