How much for a medical in your area?

$58 Class III last month -- Horseheads, NY (near Elmira -- in the Southern
Tier) . Looks like I got a bargain.


"Greg Houston" wrote in message
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What are Class III and Class II medicals going for in you area, for
example metro Boston or metro Philadelphia? I've run into the problem
that the AMEs I've called are too busy with their regular practice to
do medicals. Unfortunately, the FAA only permits so many AMEs per
each county, depending on the number of certified pilots there.

-GH

On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 17:36:51 GMT, "RAM" wrote:

$58 Class III last month -- Horseheads, NY (near Elmira -- in the Southern
Tier) . Looks like I got a bargain.


"Greg Houston" wrote in message
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What are Class III and Class II medicals going for in you area, for
example metro Boston or metro Philadelphia? I've run into the problem
that the AMEs I've called are too busy with their regular practice to
do medicals. Unfortunately, the FAA only permits so many AMEs per
each county, depending on the number of certified pilots there.

-GH


Be thankful you're in the US.
Last January I paid $86 in Honolulu for my FAA PPL certificate and
yesterday I paid £198 (approx. $336) for my UK PPL which requires an
ECG and done every year.


David

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(Hankal) wrote in message ...
Mine was either $60 or $80 for a class III in Ft. Smith, AR.

Just had mine done July 7 2004 in Lantana FL KLNA. a whopping $100.00
Hank

Mine was 125.00 by Dr Rich Sugden. A third class medical. A real plane
nut but living off the King Ranch trust. Unfortunataly he forgot about
cutting slack to the locals. Greedy Doctor for sure...

Jackson Hole Wy.

On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 22:51:58 +0100, wrote:

Be thankful you're in the US.
Last January I paid $86 in Honolulu for my FAA PPL certificate and
yesterday I paid £198 (approx. $336) for my UK PPL which requires an
ECG and done every year.

about EUR 80,- (~ $ 66,-) 2 years ago in Austria, but no ECG required
paid about the same in Mesa, AZ

#m

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"Chris Ehlbeck" wrote:
It'd almost be worth a cross country to Mobile for that!

Plus, all r.a.p transients thru Mobile get lunch on me.
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C172RG at BFM

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Rip wrote in message om...
Greg, please indicate where that comes from.

The FAA.

To my knowledge (and I've
been wrong before, believe it or not) an AME can practice anywhere, and
anytime, his/her medical license is valid. The FAA does not regulate
doctors, per se. FWIW, I paid $90 this year for a 2nd class in Connecticut.

There is a regulatory process to become an AME, and the FAA decides
how many AMEs they designate in an area. (An area may be defined by
counties or FSDOs etc). Supposedly the number designated depends on
the number of airmen with addresses in that area. I've found that
some designated AMEs don't actively do medical exams (because they are
too busy with their regular practice) or may do so infrequently. By
the way, military AMEs who issue FAA medicals for military personnel
are not restricted by the number of AMEs that FAA issues per area.

"New AMEs are designated based upon the local demand for aeromedical
certification services. Demand is determined by considering the total
number of airmen in a particular location in relation to the number of
available AMEs."
http://www.cami.jccbi.gov/aam-400/faq1.htm

Greg Houston wrote:

What are Class III and Class II medicals going for in you area, for
example metro Boston or metro Philadelphia?

My last one was $65 in Red Bank, NJ.

George Patterson
In Idaho, tossing a rattlesnake into a crowded room is felony assault.
In Tennessee, it's evangelism.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...
Greg Houston wrote:

What are Class III and Class II medicals going for in you area, for
example metro Boston or metro Philadelphia?

My last one was $65 in Red Bank, NJ.

George Patterson
In Idaho, tossing a rattlesnake into a crowded room is felony assault.
In Tennessee, it's evangelism.

I charge $75 for Class II and III in St. Cloud MN

(Dr Greg) writes:

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...
Greg Houston wrote:

What are Class III and Class II medicals going for in you area, for
example metro Boston or metro Philadelphia?

My last one was $65 in Red Bank, NJ.

George Patterson
In Idaho, tossing a rattlesnake into a crowded room is felony assault.
In Tennessee, it's evangelism.

I charge $75 for Class II and III in St. Cloud MN

I paid $75 for a class III in Palo Alto in September 2002 (Dr. Fred Costales).

-jav

wrote in message
Be thankful you're in the US.

Oh, I am, I am.

And the price of medicals barely registers on the radar on that particular
screen.