Pilot physical
08-21-2005, 12:01 PM
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Generally it's a physical for vision, hearing, cardiovascular ....
Each class has a minimum standard for what they allow.
My concern was I'm 39 and wear contacts.
For first class you need to have distant visual acuity of 20/20 with or without corrective lenses.
My perscription is almost a year old and I didn't want to take any sinus pills before the exam so my eyes were a little bit more "blurry" than usual.
Needless to say it I was worried for nothing.
But imagine being in line and having that grating on you when you hear the Doctor tell a guy ahead of you....
"We can hold the exam for 10 days so just go out and get a new exam and lenses then come back in."
No lie that happened while I was there and it was a good thing it wasn't while I was hooked up to the EKG ( heart monitor) . lol
for more in depth data go here....
http://flightphysical.com/part67/67subb.htm
Each class has a minimum standard for what they allow.
My concern was I'm 39 and wear contacts.
For first class you need to have distant visual acuity of 20/20 with or without corrective lenses.
My perscription is almost a year old and I didn't want to take any sinus pills before the exam so my eyes were a little bit more "blurry" than usual.
Needless to say it I was worried for nothing.
But imagine being in line and having that grating on you when you hear the Doctor tell a guy ahead of you....
"We can hold the exam for 10 days so just go out and get a new exam and lenses then come back in."
No lie that happened while I was there and it was a good thing it wasn't while I was hooked up to the EKG ( heart monitor) . lol
for more in depth data go here....
http://flightphysical.com/part67/67subb.htm
08-21-2005, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Brav989
What exactly does a pilot physical/medical consist of? What are some disqualifying medical conditions? Any DQ'd medications?
http://flightphysical.com/part67/index.htm
08-21-2005, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Brav989
What exactly does a pilot physical/medical consist of? What are some disqualifying medical conditions? Any DQ'd medications?
http://www.aviationmedicine.com/index.html
08-22-2005, 02:20 AM
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A very important point to remember in regards to your FAA Medical is that you don't want to get one from someone who is stringent and you don't want to discuss any medical problems you may be having with the FAA designated doctor. As my brother always said, " If I want to have a problem checked I go see another doctor, if I want my FAA medical then I go to a guy I know will pass me ".
When I was still in the States I went to the home of my FAA doctor, where he kept a small office. My previous application form was already there to reference for filling out the new one. I filled it out, he took my blood pressure, did the old style voice hearing check, and asked me how I felt. He would occasionally ask how my vision was holding up and lately we had started the EKG. Of importance is that he sends the EKG through a screener in Texas who looks at it before it goes to the FAA. That way any abnormalities can be caught before it is too late. At then end of this we would sit down and have a glass of wine or two on his back porch overlooking the golf course.
That is how you want your FAA medical to go. You don't want an astronaut physical or someone who does the latest and greatest vision and hearing tests.
Typhoonpilot
When I was still in the States I went to the home of my FAA doctor, where he kept a small office. My previous application form was already there to reference for filling out the new one. I filled it out, he took my blood pressure, did the old style voice hearing check, and asked me how I felt. He would occasionally ask how my vision was holding up and lately we had started the EKG. Of importance is that he sends the EKG through a screener in Texas who looks at it before it goes to the FAA. That way any abnormalities can be caught before it is too late. At then end of this we would sit down and have a glass of wine or two on his back porch overlooking the golf course.
That is how you want your FAA medical to go. You don't want an astronaut physical or someone who does the latest and greatest vision and hearing tests.
Typhoonpilot
11-05-2005, 07:41 AM
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Hi I was wondering about vision as well.
my left is a little blurry and i was wondering to be an airline pilot if one needs purfect 20/20 vision.
Is that entirely neccessary, as well what is the minimum vision neede to be a pilot.
cheers,
Vinujan
my left is a little blurry and i was wondering to be an airline pilot if one needs purfect 20/20 vision.
Is that entirely neccessary, as well what is the minimum vision neede to be a pilot.
cheers,
Vinujan
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