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Forum: Medical & Health

23rd Sep 2010, 19:22

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VISION THREAD (other than colour vision)

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Posted By Fw44

Lens replacement

I've seen lots of discussion about LASIK but not much about lens replacement.
I'm +2.5 for distance and a further plus 1 for reading and have worn specs and/or c/lenses for 35 years. LASIK bothers...

Forum: Medical & Health

23rd Sep 2010, 19:06

Replies: 2

Liposuction or "tummy tuck"

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Posted By Fw44

Liposuction or "tummy tuck"

Is anyone prepared to confess to having had either of these?
I've tried exercise and diets but the belly is still suffering from the after effects of too many pies and pints. I'm 5 foot 9 and my...

Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners

17th Nov 2009, 10:50

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What's the cost of setting-up an FTO?

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Posted By Fw44

Thanks for the reply. Just to clarify, are you...

Thanks for the reply.
Just to clarify, are you suggesting £12k as the total cost of the approvals and the time to write (or buy and modify) the manuals?
Is it true that having an existing AOC...

Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners

16th Nov 2009, 12:57

Replies: 8

What's the cost of setting-up an FTO?

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Posted By Fw44

What's the cost of setting-up an FTO?

Has anyone any idea of the cost of setting-up a UK FTO that's approved for MEP, CPL, IR (and possibly FIC) training?
By "cost" I'm thinking of both how much time went in to writing the manuals and...

Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners

19th Apr 2007, 18:57

Replies: 3

Instructing in group-owned aircraft

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Posted By Fw44

Thanks for the pointers, they seem to say that...

Thanks for the pointers, they seem to say that "ab initio" instruction in a private cat group-owned aircraft is OK providing the instructor isn't paid.

What if the aircraft is on public cat?
What...

Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners

19th Apr 2007, 14:31

Replies: 3

Instructing in group-owned aircraft

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Posted By Fw44

Instructing in group-owned aircraft

Please can someone tell me where to find the rules for instructing in group-owned aircraft?
I believe (from something I found in Hansard!) that it's allowed providing the instructor isn't paid, but...

Forum: Medical & Health

24th Aug 2006, 12:04

Replies: 8

Beta blockers

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Posted By Fw44

Beta blockers

Is there a problem for Class 1 holders with taking Beta Blockers to deal with stress symptoms? The CAA site discusses taking BBs for control of hypertension and seems to just require a 2 week...

Forum: Medical & Health

7th Aug 2006, 21:04

Replies: 19

migraine

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Posted By Fw44

The discussion and links here have been very...

The discussion and links here have been very interesting.
Someone I know has held a Class 1 for 20 years and says that once a year or so she gets zig-zags in her vision for maybe 15-30 minutes but...

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