FDX - any reason to get 1st class as an FO?

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01-18-2010 | 01:31 PM

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thanks

I appreciate all the input. FDX28 - thanks for the link; that was the company info I thought I'd seen at some point. Its nice that they bury it in the training department.

I didn't consider that it could be easier to get a waiver with a 1st class than to upgrade to a 1st if you develop an issue while you have a 2nd... interesting.

01-18-2010 | 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bleedairpacks

I would see your private physician before the medical if you have any concerns.

Good luck.

I have a primary care doc, and an AME.

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01-19-2010 | 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MD10PLT

When you guys say get a 1st class medical, are you saying get a 1st class and then let it drop to a 2nd. Or are you saying keep your 1st class current by going in every 6 months.

Just go 1 time per year but make sure its says "First" on it versus "Second."

01-19-2010 | 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MD10PLT

When you guys say get a 1st class medical, are you saying get a 1st class and then let it drop to a 2nd. Or are you saying keep your 1st class current by going in every 6 months.

If you are younger than 40 when you get your 1st class, it remains as 1st class status for a full calendar year, then drops to a 3rd class.....

01-19-2010 | 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by yeah right

Just go 1 time per year but make sure its says "First" on it versus "Second."

I would not want to get ramp checked in any of the fine ICAO "stan" countries or Venezuela etc. with a expired 1st Class or only a second class medical in 121 or supplemental ops.

01-19-2010 | 08:58 AM

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I would not want to get ramp checked in any of the fine ICAO "stan" countries or Venezuela etc. with a expired 1st Class or only a second class medical in 121 or supplemental ops.

If it's a requirement, then why isn't it required for SIBA?

01-19-2010 | 09:34 AM

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Read the flier posted on the previous page from the FAA and it is you to you the pilot to ensure you are legal to operate in a foreign country just as you have to abide by their flight rules. You can go to the ICAO web site and read the rules for yourself. I do not know why the company has not required SIBA crews to hold a first class?

01-19-2010 | 11:47 AM

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Yea, I got all that. However, I think the company is smart enough to make it a requirement if there was a possibility of someone being pulled off a flight resulting in a service failure. It's not like SIBA is something new.