Class 1, 2, and 3 requirements
 

Okay guys,

If someone could provide me with a link, or the reference in the FARs that would tell me straight up what is required for each these medicals.

I'm going to be looking for an AME here in a couple of weeks for a class 3, but I'll be moving to a part 141 school eventually (next Spring), so I'm wondering if I should just find an AME who can check me out for a Class 1 medical so I don't have to get two medical checks within one year, simply to upgrade.

What I want to know is vision, hearing, etc, everything that is required for the medicals. Did a search and didn't come up with the answers I was seeking.

Greatly appreciated.

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Mucho gracias!

Okay, another question

How long does a Class 1 remain a class 1, before it is dropped down to a Class 2 and then a Class 3. Does this transition from a Class 1 to a Class 3 eventually void an ATP holder's ability to act as PIC if they are no longer within their Class 1 window, but have fallen down to Class 3.

I guess my question is this, simply put. If a Class 1 is valid for only 6 months, what happens to an ATP rated pilot after that 6 months when it becomes a Class 2? Do they have to go get another evaluation to get it bumped back up to a Class 1?

If it's confusing, I can re-word it. . . it's 3am, so . . . sorry.

Get a Class 1, and KEEP it
 

A Class 1 is good for 6 months, then degrades to a Class 2 for another 6 months. Even if one is not yet a PIC, it's best to get a Class 1 and never let it lapse. A former FAA Regional Chief AME told me that if some "close-call" medical condition should arise, they are more likely to renew an existing Class 1 than to upgrade a Class 2 to a Class 1.

Okay, so every 6 months. . . it's going to be anywhere from 100-120 dollars or more in some areas, simply to renew the Class 1? Sounds like an absolute waste of money, especially at the rate of every 6 months.

A class 1 doesn't "lapse." Even at 35 months it's still a class 1 medical, but with class 3 priviledges. When you go to get a renewal there's no "upgrading" if you want a class 1 again.

Okay.

August of 06. . . I get a Class I.

When will I have to go get it renewed? And How much, on average, will it cost to renew it back to a Class I?

youll need to get a new first class exam at the end of January '07 to keep the first class privileges, but why do that? It's good to know you can GET one, but unless something major happens that shouldnt change. Just wait the 36 months for the medical to expire and get whatever class your status requires. An exam for a first class medical always costs the same, no matter how many times you've already had one.