On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:41:56 +0200, T182T wrote:

A First-Class medical is a goal all of us can establish early, but none
can maintain indefinitely, so why not keep it as long as we can?

I've followed this as well, and I'm healthy enough that I've no concerns
about it.

However, some of the older pilots I know have warned me against this
practice. The concern is apparently that the more in-depth examination
might expose something that would be disqualifying - once known - even
for a 3rd class medical.

I've mixed feelings. On one hand, I'd hate to lose my medical by "over
testing". On the other hand, I'd hate to be caught aware of a medical
problem that could have been detected earlier.

- Andrew