I also heard Vietnam was looking for CRJ and Airbus captains ........anyone knows if the medicals standards there as strict as mentioned above?

Hey Guys...

IBEX will be interviewing in Nov 2014 for a Mar 2015 start... Lease Companies remain the same... Rishworth, TWI Aviation and IAC Global... Each Company has it's plus and minus, pick your P...

As I said in the opening thread, Good duty... Money not near what the Chinese Contracts are paying with the JPY down, however still good QOL and some coin in the bank...

If your a CRJ Captain give it a look...

Kam-pie, JpnCrjDriver

Hey Guys and Gals... IBEX will be attending the Aero Crew Job Fair in DFW 30 Jan 2015... Attending will be the Airlines President and a Expat Training Captain to answer questions about the airline and flying in Japan... Any CRJ Captains or Jet Captains with more than 500 PIC on types 40,000 MGTW stop by and chat with them if interested in a good flying gig in Japan...

What if I'm 240 lbs of the 40,000? They still requiring people to conform to their BMI requirements?

It's part of the JCAB medical. You also can't be left handed. (Kind of not joking).

That's even more unreasonable than I thought. Leave it to the japs and chinese though.

The "japs" are actually pretty nice to work for.

The left handed thing is bizarre. You just have to have a stronger grip with your right hand. I'm sure you can find ways to practice.

I never said they would be bad to work for, just find their requirements bizzare, probably stemming from Asian stereotypes/superstitions (of Asians by Asians to be specific).

Some of them are bizarre. I definitely get slightly apprehensive/nervous during the yearly medical though (more so than during the proficiency check! If that tells you anything).

I guess the left handed thing is dying in the culture, but it still holds strong in the pilot medical. They also recently relaxed the LASIK restrictions. That said, my yearly medical last week, which is less stringent than the initial, lasted 2.5 hours and consisted of:

Urinalysis. - Drugs, Uric Acid level, other.
Blood work - Cholesterol (unsure max), blood sugar, disease, cancers etc
Height/Weight - Max BMI 30, over 27 is troublesome
Eyes - Near, far, color, depth, Humphrey Field of Vision exam
Doctor - questions about mental health, personality etc
Grip strength - I think it's min 25lbs, right MUST be stronger than left
EKG - normal sinus rhythm

Done. Much easier than initial. Also completed in the US as opposed to Tokyo. First time I've had all the tests etc explained to me in English!

Chips

Thanks for the run down... Most of the blood work is non-disqualifying but advisory... Yes the Japanese are quite nice to work for... The "Japanese" specific test are easy to comply with once you understand then... Grip, Balance, Straight line walk... No one should worry if they are healthy and under the BMI req.