Medical Exam

He is DESIGNATED by the FAA, not compensated by them, so you can't say that
he works for them.

Bob Gardner

"Arnold Sten" wrote in message
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'Vejita' S. Cousin wrote:
In article .net,

What should I expect at my Class C medical exam. Will it be a full
physical, pee test, etc? Any advice would be very helpful.


I'm going to assume based on your email address that you're in the USA
and asking about a class III, aka third class medical exam. If so
there's no really much to it. You fill out a form asking if you have any
major illnesses, history of kidney stones, depression, suicide, etc.
Then a very quick medical exam (four limbs, 2 eyes, able to
speak/understand english, hearing test (whisper from across room), vision
test, and urine dip). The urine dip test is for glucose, protein,
ketones, etc. It is not a drug screen or tox test.
You might want to look at the rec.aviation.student group for more
info, esp if you're just starting out. The medical exam is really no big
deal for most people.
However, remember that this is an AME and NOT your private physican,
he's working for the FAA not you.
Hmmmm, If the AME is working for the FAA, then why did I have to shell out
$85.00 in cash to pay the man (checks or credit cards not accepted).