Originally Posted by
av8orfliboy
This is encouraging as I was recently told by a senior CA at a legacy carrier that any medical history would result in a denied application. His info seemed based on his hiring experience from long ago which included the “astronaut style” physical. Prior to that discussion, I thought having an unrestricted 1st class medical was enough. Curious if there’s anyone here denied a job with a legacy due to a medical condition that was cleared by the FAA but not the airline.
20 years ago, absolutely. First airline I interviewed at had about a ten minute interview and an eight hour medical exam.
Today, to the best of my knowledge, the worst they will do is give you a thorough FAA 1C medical. Anything which the FAA previously cleared *should* not be an issue (bring the letter/docs).