Regional Medical Requirements
Hey everybody,
I'm a little confused on how medicals work with the airlines, and specifically the regionals. Can you simply get a 1st class medical on your own or are you required to go through an airline's own medical process? I would imagine this probably varies airline to airline. The reason I ask is that my blood pressure has been iffy, but passable. Of course this only happens when I go in for a medical, but it is always fine when I get it checked for other reasons. I'm thinking that if I get poked and prodded by an airline AME I'll be so nervous there is no way I could keep my blood pressure low enough. I have been able to take off 35lbs since my last medical, so hopefully that'll help. However, it's so hard to say how my nerves react when my medical is on the line.
-Brett