The Hurdles of Obtaining a Medical Certificate
THE HURDLES OF OBTAINING A MEDICAL
A medical certificate is basically a statement from a doctor certified by the FAA, also known as an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), saying that the airman is physically safe to fly an airplane under normal conditions. It is the doctor’s job to find a reason to prove that you do not deserve a medical because flying can be very dangerous and fatal. The doctor will put you through several tests that are putting your body to different extremes trying to find some way to decline you a medical. There are several reasons why you may be declined a medical, most are wrapped up in fourteen specific diagnoses. The process of obtaining an aviation medical certificate is multi-faceted and can be very time consuming and stressful but by understanding and knowing the whole process it will make this moment of your life memorable and non-stressful. To obtain a medical certificate you must be put through a series of questions and tests from an aviation medical examiner. The first part of this exam is a list of medical history and pilot certificate questions from the AME such as pilot identification, class applying for, and total pilot time. After that the applicant will be asked to fill out a form with general information questions such as name, date of birth, and such. The next part of the exam is an initial review where the doctor will go over the form that was filled out and make sure everything is correct and up to par. The next part is the actual physical; this part takes the longest and is the most extensive. There isn’t a certain order that the doctor has to go by to check the applicant out but this part of the test will check pretty much every inch of your body, making sure every part is fully functioning or is able to function with FAA legal assistance. A few examples of things the AME will check for in the different categories are: when he/she checks the applicants ears the doctor will test them by having a normal tone
A medical certificate is basically a statement from a doctor certified by the FAA, also known as an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), saying that the airman is physically safe to fly an airplane under normal conditions. It is the doctor’s job to find a reason to prove that you do not deserve a medical because flying can be very dangerous and fatal. The doctor will put you through several tests that are putting your body to different extremes trying to find some way to decline you a medical. There are several reasons why you may be declined a medical, most are wrapped up in fourteen specific diagnoses. The process of obtaining an aviation medical certificate is multi-faceted and can be very time consuming and stressful but by understanding and knowing the whole process it will make this moment of your life memorable and non-stressful. To obtain a medical certificate you must be put through a series of questions and tests from an aviation medical examiner. The first part of this exam is a list of medical history and pilot certificate questions from the AME such as pilot identification, class applying for, and total pilot time. After that the applicant will be asked to fill out a form with general information questions such as name, date of birth, and such. The next part of the exam is an initial review where the doctor will go over the form that was filled out and make sure everything is correct and up to par. The next part is the actual physical; this part takes the longest and is the most extensive. There isn’t a certain order that the doctor has to go by to check the applicant out but this part of the test will check pretty much every inch of your body, making sure every part is fully functioning or is able to function with FAA legal assistance. A few examples of things the AME will check for in the different categories are: when he/she checks the applicants ears the doctor will test them by having a normal tone
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