Just booked a Class 1 medical

[ccr32]

So I have been toying with the idea of taking the flying further (so to speak) for some time now, and have decided to put my money where my mouth is and go in for my initial Class 1 - after all, if I fail that, I may as well give up any thoughts of commercial flying right away.

Just wondering if any of those of you who have had them done can offer any advice or tips? I know it's a medical exam, so not exactly something you can practice or revise for in advance - if my body isn't up to spec, it's not up to spec! - but thought I'd ask in case there is anything that I could or should work on in the meantime to improve my chances?

TIA.

[ccr32]

montymoo said:

ETA
the prostate test, try just relax and go to that happy place

Oh god, really?! Wonderful. What a fantastic way to spend my day off.

[ccr32]

Just as a quick update to this thread, I have now had confirmation that I have passed the Class 1

Unfortunately they couldn't issue it on the day as something needed to be checked into further, but it came up before on my Class 2 so I wasn't overly worried and have now had a phone call from the CAA to let me know the certificate is in the post.

So, green light for commercial training it seems - oh how the o/h is going to be happy about that!

[ccr32]

I had...

• Eyesight tests, both by an optometrist and the nurse, including peripheral vision and colour vision tests
• ECG
• Spirometry (lung function)
• Audiogram (hearing)
• Urine sample (can't remember what for - kidney/liver function I guess?)
• Blood tests (haemoglobin and cholesterol)
• And a physical examination by a doctor (thankfully not including a finger up the bum).

There's probably others i'm forgetting, but they were pretty thorough, as you'd expect.