----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Mc Donnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] RE: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 27, Issue 50
> The GFA Membership Renewal Advice's Medical Practitioner's Certificate Of > Fitness says: > > "I am the applicant's GP/a CASA DAME. etc.............. > > Please notice the back slash to facilitate deletion. > > My reading of that is that GFA members (gliders only) can go to their GP and > only incur at least a long consult fee not the huge (unclaimable from > Medicare) DAME fee to satisfy the renewal reqirements if they need to go > beyond the self declaration route. > > I have hardly ever been to a Dr in my life, but started to go once a year > after I turned 50 (a GP who specialises in ageing care) since I drink, smoke > and try for the other as much as I get a chance to and want some advance > warning if something is awry. "The more you smoke, the less you'll poke. Stop now!" before you need Viagra and a coronary stent. er... or get lung or bladder cancer or to be attached to an oxygen concentrator etc. etc. PeterS Family Doctor. > I always ask him after the long consult if he thinks I am fit to fly, but > from now on I will get him to sign the declaration as well. > > Chris McDonnell > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
