Good for another 2 years

Anyway, after it was all over, my glasses are fine and I left with my
Class
2 in my pocket. Slight low freq hearing loss in my left ear, and blood
pressure lower than average.

Great story!

Interestingly enough, now that you mention it, my new AME didn't even check
my hearing. First time that's ever happened.

Of course, he was all excited about picking up his new '05 Mustang GT from
the paint shop that day (he was having racing stripes applied), and we
started talking Mustangs, and pretty soon 15 minutes had gone by....

I think he may have forgotten a few things...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

2000 years ago, hunting & gathering was kindof passe in most parts;
i.e., you might have been running an Inn as well, with a few slaves
to boot which helps with keeping costs in check, and who you could
have sent to the local shop or market to buy your food like any
civilized person; you could also get a cataract operation done in
those days and some kind of corrective lenses as well. Even the
post office was running better than today in most parts of Europe.
Only snag really, is that flying was still limited to birds.

Well, 2000 years ago my Germanic ancestors were busy fighting the Roman
Empire to a stand-still.

Given my less than stellar vision, I suspect I would not have been much of a
warrior, so perhaps you're right about running an inn?

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:HkRdf.540547$_o.259633@attbi_s71...
Interestingly enough, now that you mention it, my new AME didn't even
check my hearing. First time that's ever happened.

I think he may have forgotten a few things...

I've had 4 3rd class medicals from 4 different AME's in the past 7 years. It
seems like each one was a bit different and each missed or added something
from what the others did. They all did the basics of filling a cup, hearing,
eye check, hearing, BP, height, weight, etc. A couple of them did color
blind check, a different couple did the 'turn-your-head-and-cough', and one
also checked reflexes.

I know the basics of 3rd class are listed in the FAR's, but each AME adds
more to it.

Next time, in 1-1/2 years, I'm going to go back to the second AME I had. He
was the most thorough and the cheapest, also a pilot...

Jay Honeck wrote:

2000 years
ago, I'd be dead by now, simply because no one would want to hunt for me
anymore...

Hey, if you'd been born 2,000 years ago, you'd be dead by now. Period.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:18:08 -0800, "Jim Burns"
wrote:

Anyway, after it was all over, my glasses are fine and I left with my Class
2 in my pocket.

That's wonderful as far as it goes, but what are we going to do about
your doctor? Sounds like he's the one needing a checkup.


-- all the best, Dan Ford

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On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:57:37 -0600, "N93332"
wrote:

They all did the basics of filling a cup, hearing,
eye check, hearing, BP, height, weight, etc. A couple of them did color
blind check, a different couple did the 'turn-your-head-and-cough', and one
also checked reflexes.

Did any one have you stand on each foot in turn to check your sense of
balance?


-- all the best, Dan Ford

email: usenet AT danford DOT net

Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com
Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com
the blog: www.danford.net
In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com

Did any one have you stand on each foot in turn to check your sense of
balance?

No, never.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
Anyway, after it was all over, my glasses are fine and I left with my
Class
2 in my pocket. Slight low freq hearing loss in my left ear, and blood
pressure lower than average.

Great story!

Interestingly enough, now that you mention it, my new AME didn't even check
my hearing. First time that's ever happened.

All he has to do is talk to you when you can't see his lips and it
suffices. The standard is to be able to hear a spoken voice.

-Ron

My AME says I'm cleared to go as long as I crash into buildings
no taller than two stories.

"Cub Driver" usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in message
...
Did any one have you stand on each foot in turn to check your sense of
balance?

One of the four did...

-Greg B.

Cub Driver wrote:

Did any one have you stand on each foot in turn to check your sense of
balance?

My first AME did this on at least one occasion.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.