FAA inspector thread
#931
On Reserve
Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 16
Yes I'm very familiar with government bureaucracy and slow changes. I just don't understand why the medical requirement was ever there in the first place. The required experience level should be sufficient.
The only reason I can come up with is that someone thought that a jumpseating ASI might need to assist in the operation of a flight should either crewmember become incapacitated.
Or maybe the idea was that since they were to be in a cockpit, a medical would give some limited assurance they had no medical condition which might cause them to croak or something.
The only reason I can come up with is that someone thought that a jumpseating ASI might need to assist in the operation of a flight should either crewmember become incapacitated.
Or maybe the idea was that since they were to be in a cockpit, a medical would give some limited assurance they had no medical condition which might cause them to croak or something.
#932
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Joined APC: Aug 2010
Position: The Dark Side
Posts: 99
Actually, there is a separate medical exam that is part of the hiring process that addresses this exact issue. It is completely independent of holding an FAA medical certificate, and is required for all inspectors - even those positions that don't need a medical. You basically go see a doctor, they do a very basic physical, and sign a form that literally says you are unlikely to keel over from riding in an airplane.
#934
See the matrix I posted, if they were acting as a required cremember, sure. If not, no, unless for safety of flight reasons. Everyone knows stuff has happened in the past, if the inspector is not conducting and qualified to perform a task according to that matrix, it would be like letting a passenger fly.
#935
My understanding is that the requirement came from when inspectors used to spend a lot more time giving checks in aircraft. It wasn't THAT long ago that regionals did all their training and checking in the aircraft, and the ASI job description/requirements have remained effectively unchanged for a LONG time. Obviously things are quite different today, and it's becoming rarer and rarer for ASIs to be onboard an aircraft during flight.
Actually, there is a separate medical exam that is part of the hiring process that addresses this exact issue. It is completely independent of holding an FAA medical certificate, and is required for all inspectors - even those positions that don't need a medical. You basically go see a doctor, they do a very basic physical, and sign a form that literally says you are unlikely to keel over from riding in an airplane.
Actually, there is a separate medical exam that is part of the hiring process that addresses this exact issue. It is completely independent of holding an FAA medical certificate, and is required for all inspectors - even those positions that don't need a medical. You basically go see a doctor, they do a very basic physical, and sign a form that literally says you are unlikely to keel over from riding in an airplane.
Also, realize, there's a LARGE world of 121 out there that you may not know anything about, cargo 121s, supplemental, operating all sorts of different aircraft, some of which may fit the description above.
I have no idea what this 2nd medical you are speaking of is. I had to take a pee-test and they shipped the pee overnight to a regional flight surgeon, haha, but there was no 2nd medical. AFAIK, the pee-test is the exact same for ATC hiring. We do a yearly hearing test, so that's not it...
#936
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Joined APC: Aug 2010
Position: The Dark Side
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I have no idea what this 2nd medical you are speaking of is. I had to take a pee-test and they shipped the pee overnight to a regional flight surgeon, haha, but there was no 2nd medical. AFAIK, the pee-test is the exact same for ATC hiring. We do a yearly hearing test, so that's not it...
#937
Banned
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: 7th green
Posts: 4,378
True. Our POI has to do checkrides/observations in DC-6s and C-46s. So there's that.
#938
Maybe it's a new thing, as I've only been with the agency for a year. I had to go to a physician (I just went to a local urgent aid clinic) and have them fill out and sign a form effectively stating that I didn't have anything wrong with me that would cause me to be a hazard to myself or anyone else while riding as a passenger in an aircraft. There was no specific guidance; the Dr seemed a little confused and ended up just giving me a very generic physical...height, weight, eye test, listened to heart and lungs.
#939
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Joined APC: May 2015
Position: 737, Right
Posts: 40
No medical for ACO
Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately I lost my 1st Class 2 years ago.
I should have asked this every time I had an inspector in my cockpit, so maybe some of you guys can answer this for me. Why do Carrier Ops Inspectors even need a medical? After all, they are not type rated on the aircraft they observe.
I should have asked this every time I had an inspector in my cockpit, so maybe some of you guys can answer this for me. Why do Carrier Ops Inspectors even need a medical? After all, they are not type rated on the aircraft they observe.
#940
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Joined APC: Oct 2008
Position: JAFO- First Observer
Posts: 997
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/519376400
A second class medical is still required for ENTRY into the AC Ops position. See the above listed vacancy announcement.
A second class medical is still required for ENTRY into the AC Ops position. See the above listed vacancy announcement.
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