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Old 07-10-2018, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by manfred33 View Post
(Anyways, my company is aware of what happened; at least my base chief pilot is so, I'm sure he, or somebody at the company, would have questioned any attempt to get back in the cockpit without a new medical, etc...) And to be clear, the question was not can I go fly after open-heart surgery, it was, is my medical still valid....?
At least some airline GOMs specify that you need to consult an AME before returning to flying after treatment for cancer or cardiovascular issues.
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