3rd Class Medical in Florida Question…

"Bob" wrote in message
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First I'll admit it, I HATE DOCTORS!. What all is involved in a 3rd
class medical? Do they do anything as advanced as any blood tests?
Sorry I can't do needles and if that means not flying then that is
it..

What is it about needles that scares you enough that you would give up
flying?

Is it the sight of blood? If so what would you do if while flying along
after you've gotten you certificate and you cut yourself on a exposed piece
of metal in the aircraft?

Bob wrote:

First I'll admit it, I HATE DOCTORS!… What all is involved in a 3rd
class medical?

They ask a bunch of questions, most starting with "have you ever...". If the
answer to one of these is "yes" and there's any chance at all that the FAA will
find that out, answer "yes". Then they test your eyes (vision chart & color
blindness graphics), test reflexes, test hearing ("can you hear me now?"), test
blood pressure and ask you to pee in a cup.

Do they do anything as advanced as any blood tests?

Nope.

Sorry I can't do needles ....

I'm the same way. At least, I was until I developed some nasty allergies to some
things that are common in New Jersey. I finally decided that the shots were less
painful than my sinuses. Anyway, don't worry about it; they won't come at you
with any needles.

As for finding a doctor, you might ask the people at your flight school for
recommendations. They have a vested interest in finding you a doc who will pass
you!

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.

Go easy on him, folks. I've met quite a few instrument students who were
afraid of needles...

Sorry I can't do needles and if that means not flying then that is
it..

In article 9Benb.43630$e01.101590@attbi_s02, Brad Z wrote:
Go easy on him, folks. I've met quite a few instrument students who were
afraid of needles...

Maybe he could get the doctor to do the exam partial panel.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

Ben

We used to call that (partial panel) "needle, ball and ass hole"
(pardon my english ladies). The pucker factor on PP led to the
acronym.

Big John

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:03:02 GMT, (Ben Jackson) wrote:

In article 9Benb.43630$e01.101590@attbi_s02, Brad Z wrote:
Go easy on him, folks. I've met quite a few instrument students who were
afraid of needles...

Maybe he could get the doctor to do the exam partial panel.

"Big John" wrote in message ...
Ben

We used to call that (partial panel) "needle, ball and ass hole"
(pardon my english ladies). The pucker factor on PP led to the
acronym.

I theorized that you can get enough to power the instruments by tapping
the vacuum in the seat caused by the ass puckering of the pilot.

The paperwork is more painful than any needle.

Besides, no blood test is required for a 3rd class medical. You been
watching the "Gattaca" movie too many times or something? If you're
*that* paranoid..... then maybe they _should_ do a blood test... :-)

You'll have to pee in a cup for a diabetes test.

Besides, no blood test is required for a 3rd class medical. You been
watching the "Gattaca" movie too many times or something? If you're
*that* paranoid..... then maybe they _should_ do a blood test... :-)

You'll have to pee in a cup for a diabetes test.

I don't remember peeing in a cup... got my 3rd class two and a half years
ago... then again, my memory is like swiss cheese, so maybe I did...
whatever...

(I think I'm getting early-onset Alzheimer's or something)

"Bob Martin" wrote in message ...

I don't remember peeing in a cup... got my 3rd class two and a half years
ago... then again, my memory is like swiss cheese, so maybe I did...
whatever...

I didn't have to leave urine at my last medical, but I didn't know whether they
changed the rules or the doc just forgot it. My old AME used to dip the thing
while I watched.

Ron Natalie wrote:

I didn't have to leave urine at my last medical, but I didn't know whether they
changed the rules or the doc just forgot it.

I had to at my last medical this past Spring.

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.