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Medical Examination

 

One for the first things that a person anticipating a career in Aviation should consider is getting a medical certified to see if you are medically fit to fly a airplane or helicopter.

You need to visit a Doctor that performs this type of Medical examination, they are usually come under the classifition of a Certified Aviation Medical Examiner in most cases they are available all over the world, and if you are thinking of a career in aviation, it is highly recommended that you obtain a suitable medical certificate first. A visit to a doctor of this nature usually costs in the vicinity of $150.00. You would require this if you were to start your training at a Flight Training Centre to get your career in aviation started and Learn to Fly.

Your local Flight Training Centre may have a doctor in mind who have lower rates, or are quicker at processing the paper work. If you only want a private flying licence then you would only require a Category Three (3) Medical Certificate, but on the other hand if in the future you are looking to Fly an airplane for money you will require a Category One (1) Medical Certificate.

When you arrive for the examination you will be given a form to fill out, you will be required to answer questions such as, how many hours have you flown, how much alcohol do you consume in a 24 hour period and for the details of the medical examination, have you consumed any Alcohol prior to this examination. You will also be requested to give a Urine sample. This test is used to check you for sugars in your blood. This is to ensure you are not developing diabetes.

Checks will also include, reading the 20/20 line on the eye chart, and to read small print from a card. You’re be allowed to wear glasses or contact lenses for these tests, but if you have had contact lenses for less than six months, you won’t be approved to wear them while piloting in an airplane, also you must bring a copy of your lens prescription with you to the examination section. You will need to demonstrate that you are not coloured blind, and also, you will need to identify numbers from patterns of coloured dots, the Ishihara Test. Don’t worry if you don’t see a number on every plate the doctor shows you as some of them don’t have any numbers. Next your doctor will test your peripheral vision and your ocular balance (whether you’re likely to go cross eyed) this test is performed by just looking at your doctors finger and he will be able to tell if you pass or not.

The doctor will listen to your breathing and heart besides testing your blood pressure. 

The examination form will also entail more questions on your Health and Fitness. The Doctor will also ask you about the physical exercise you get and is there any family medical history that the Doctor should include on the examination form. Besides these questions you will be asked if you have had serious medical condition of late. The  best thing to do here is to have your family medical examination history on you when you go for this examination. The doctor will, while examining you, watch you for signs of you being under undue stress.

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