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Forum: South Asia and the Far East
4th Jan 2015, 20:34
Replies: 39
Views: 11,258
Posted By Babablackship

LOL, spot on!:ok::ok::ok:

LOL, spot on!:ok::ok::ok:
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
21st May 2014, 00:33
Replies: 32
Views: 10,032
Posted By Babablackship

ortotrotel...not wanting to be presumptive, but...

ortotrotel...not wanting to be presumptive, but not making to the big league is no reason to hold resentment against guys are now pedalling big shiny jets! I have trained some guys who hold exactly...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
18th Mar 2012, 00:57
Replies: 73
Views: 32,221
Posted By Babablackship

Sad story about a high and mighty check airman

Recently visited an old instructor of mine who later became a check airman. He is afflicted with terminal cancer. We talked about the good times; sadly the conversation unfortunately turned to his...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
18th Mar 2012, 00:28
Replies: 434
Views: 247,974
Posted By Babablackship

Strange practice for pilots to go for meal...

Strange practice for pilots to go for meal tickets at the hangar!

Hey, we ain't losers but some of us do need to survive after being furloughed. On second thought, maybe I will give KAL a miss....
Forum: Medical & Health
20th Feb 2012, 15:30
Replies: 8
Views: 8,969
Posted By Babablackship

Sinsulin & High Blood Sugar

I recently had a blood sugar reading or 5.9, looking quite bad above the upper range figure of 5.4. My GP put me through the glucose tolerance test ( GTT ) and the results were within the normal...
Forum: Medical & Health
7th Nov 2011, 04:34
Replies: 11
Views: 2,876
Posted By Babablackship

Molokai, I think you must have mixed up what was...

Molokai, I think you must have mixed up what was related to you...you mentioned EKG vs stressed ECG. Well stress ECG is some kind of enhanced EKG ( I think ECG = EKG ); your friend could have meant...
Forum: Medical & Health
6th Oct 2011, 06:38
Replies: 5
Views: 12,544
Posted By Babablackship

Sorry to hear that; I guess they would rather...

Sorry to hear that; I guess they would rather sponsor a candidate with a full clean sheet that one with an existing condition.

You can certainly self sponsor to obtain a CPL/MPL and fly with some...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Sep 2011, 20:32
Replies: 88
Views: 35,846
Posted By Babablackship

Err......I think most of the landings at wrong...

Err......I think most of the landings at wrong airfields were done by self proclaimed " visual by the seat of the pants " hand flying aces!

I had one old former USAF manual flying ace making a...
Forum: Medical & Health
11th Sep 2011, 20:16
Replies: 5
Views: 12,544
Posted By Babablackship

See an endocrinologist, get all the tests done (...

See an endocrinologist, get all the tests done ( blood tests, thyroid scitigraphy, etc ). You would have accelerated pulse rate, higher than normal blood pressure, unusual weight loss, trembling...
Forum: Medical & Health
6th May 2011, 02:13
Replies: 11
Views: 8,375
Posted By Babablackship

what's the blood pressure upper limits for a class 1 medical?

Many blokes got knocked off in Korean Air after hitting 140/90; is this the upper limit?
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jul 2010, 20:57
Replies: 38
Views: 30,053
Posted By Babablackship

Old Smokey is probably too busy or disinclined to...

Old Smokey is probably too busy or disinclined to post here lest some smart alecks hijack this thread with the flt sim logic.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
13th Apr 2010, 08:40
Replies: 29
Views: 8,941
Posted By Babablackship

haemorrhoids

I heard from certain quarters that the Chinese CAAC has an obsession with haemorrhoids. Anyone with haemorrhoids would definitely fail the initial medical. Is this true?
Forum: Medical & Health
8th Feb 2009, 23:12
Replies: 139
Views: 26,993
Posted By Babablackship

Pulmonary function test

Just a thought.........would having a few puffs of ventolin or any of the other puffs asthmatics use help in the lung function test?

I am sure there are guys who on puffs and can confirm if they...
Forum: Medical & Health
28th Oct 2007, 00:41
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Euthyroid

Hi, great to know that the carbimazole regime worked for you. It did for me. However it was supposed to suppress the immune system, somehow something strange happened to me. When I was fully on the...
Forum: Medical & Health
4th Oct 2007, 06:49
Replies: 18
Views: 3,628
Posted By Babablackship

Possible overactive thyroid

Re-Heat may be right, get your blood test done for thyroid function. When I had a recent bout of hyperthyroidism my pulse rate hit the roof with close to 180bpm. Symptoms include intolerance to heat,...
Forum: Medical & Health
11th Sep 2007, 00:13
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Hi nurj, best of luck with your treatment. The...

Hi nurj, best of luck with your treatment. The scan will indicate whether it is Graves Disease or other thyroid problems. Be prepared for a protracted period of treatment with carbimazole. The posts...
Forum: Medical & Health
9th Aug 2007, 22:57
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Hi guys, Light at the end of the tunnel. After...

Hi guys,
Light at the end of the tunnel. After 3 over months of treatment with carbimazole, my T4 & T3 hormone levels dropped below the upper limits of the respective normal ranges. My...
Forum: Medical & Health
31st Jul 2007, 02:38
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Thanks ShyTorque, hope your condition remain...

Thanks ShyTorque, hope your condition remain great after your self treatment. I will certainly not post any of the stuff from your earlier post. Cheers!:)
Forum: Medical & Health
26th Jul 2007, 01:04
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Hi Raj & SpaceNeedle, Thanks for your helpful...

Hi Raj & SpaceNeedle,
Thanks for your helpful posts. Have you any info on the side effects of PTU ( propylthiouracil )? My endocrinologist would not switch me over to PTU unless I stop carbimazole...
Forum: Medical & Health
10th Jul 2007, 08:13
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Many thanks Caboclo for sharing. My...

Many thanks Caboclo for sharing. My endocrinologist has also advised radioiodine therapy as one of the last resorts. It has been a frustrating two and a half months watching my T4 and T3 levels...
Forum: Medical & Health
9th Jul 2007, 04:22
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Hi Raj, thanks for your posts. ShyTorque alluded...

Hi Raj, thanks for your posts. ShyTorque alluded to some unorthodox approach which helped him tackle Graves Disease. Now that he has removed his post, he might have good reasons to do so. As such, I...
Forum: Medical & Health
5th Jul 2007, 08:07
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Oops, what happened to ShyTorque's post?

Oops, what happened to ShyTorque's post?
Forum: Medical & Health
5th Jul 2007, 06:44
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Hi ShyTorque, Certainly glad you're fine after...

Hi ShyTorque,
Certainly glad you're fine after that unorthodox self treatment; how brave! Well, I only lost 6kg in 2.5 months and fortunately, I had no throat infections, headaches, hand tremors,...
Forum: Medical & Health
22nd Jun 2007, 10:49
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Many thanks for the info. Will be talking to AME...

Many thanks for the info. Will be talking to AME soon .
Forum: Medical & Health
20th Jun 2007, 09:52
Replies: 77
Views: 29,523
Posted By Babablackship

Hyperthyroidism

I have been diagnosed with a hyperactive thyroid. Scan by endocrinologist has confirmed it as Graves Disease; he has prescribed antithyroid drug carbimazole and beta blockers. However progress is...
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