Hi Ted, if your main / only aim is to fly the tug, there is an alternate holding a class 2 medical - the Rec Pilots Licence for which CASA exemption (Ex 68/12) allows you to fly solo with certain restrictions. See http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD::pc=PC_100908 You are required to undergo a Drivers Licence Medical - Aviation (DLMA) examination by a GP. Once you have done this, copies of the paperwork are submitted to CASA electronically. (The Licencing bureaucrats are not involved!!) Good luck, Bill On 18 March 2013 19:45, Ted Gaida <[email protected]> wrote:
> When our business went under over 20 years ago, finances precluded > flying and my medical expired. During this period I developed rheumatoid > arthritis, probably stress induced, but it had gone into remission with no > symptoms remaining. When renewing my licence I had simply forgotten about > it. Our then GP joined the group where the medical examiner works, casa > were told and made questionable demands. Demands including reports from > the rheumatologist I had last visited in the previous millennia and regular > blood tests. Any attempt by myself or our GP to put matters into > perspective met with the same form letter; no explanation or reason. They > did however accept a statement from the GP as to my flexibility but put me > on a 12 month cycle; subject to their review of the authorised medical > examiner’s decision. **** > > ** ** > > My last medical, October 2012 had been partly completed online when their > site locked up, so the examiner completed it using the printed form. A > couple of weeks later a letter arrived to state that although payment had > been received the documents from their examiner had not. No great issue, > this had happened before.**** > > ** ** > > When obtaining the required copies I was assured that they had first been > faxed then a hard copy sent. Somehow casa lost both.**** > > ** ** > > Some weeks later another letter from casa arrived demanding a series of > tests from a cardiologist even though there had been no change since the > previous medical. As the 2 month grace period was about to expire a > request for an extension was made, rejected, and our gliding club was down > a tow pilot at their Christmas camp. **** > > ** ** > > Some 3 weeks after the specialist visit nothing had been heard from casa > so a call was made enquiring as to the progress of my medical; response.. > Nothing has been received. Records showed that a number of pages had been > faxed to casa’s number on the stated date. Another copy was obtained and > sent. Although not stated, it was implied that preference was given to > those whose problems were real, not bureaucratic. **** > > ** ** > > I have now received another letter asking again for information which had > been included with the examining doctor’s initial report. Also demanded is > information which had been included with the cardiologist’s report and > another demand for a report from the rheumatologist. Up till then casa had > been satisfied with the blood tests and a report from our GP that > everything was normal. **** > > ** ** > > No consideration as to whether these reports are in anyway meaningful or > relevant, no consideration for the cost or inconvenience. **** > > ** ** > > When an organization sets the standards for those it deals with, the > expectation is that it would conform to a similar level itself. casa try > to project an aura of competence, expertise and authority. “We are the > experts, we know what is best, how dare you question anything we do or ask > of you”. In reality they are a bunch of bumbling, self serving bureaucrats > as one doctor describes their medical licensing section.**** > > **** > > The authorised medical examiner cannot see any reason why I can’t fly, but > people who have never seen, let alone examined me are creating a job for > themselves by making ever more onerous and unjustifiable demands.**** > > ** ** > > There is a rumour that casa’s doctors are using us as a captive control > sample for research. Can anyone verify this? **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > When our business went under over 20 years ago, finances precluded flying > and my medical expired. During this period I developed rheumatoid > arthritis, probably stress induced, but it had gone into remission with no > symptoms remaining. When renewing my licence I had simply forgotten about > it. Our then GP joined the group where the medical examiner works, casa > were told and made questionable demands. Demands including reports from > the rheumatologist I had last visited in the previous millennia and regular > blood tests. Any attempt by myself or our GP to put matters into > perspective met with the same form letter; no explanation or reason. They > did however accept a statement from the GP as to my flexibility but put me > on a 12 month cycle; subject to their review of the authorised medical > examiner’s decision. **** > > ** ** > > My last medical, October 2012 had been partly completed online when their > site locked up, so the examiner completed it using the printed form. A > couple of weeks later a letter arrived to state that although payment had > been received the documents from their examiner had not. No great issue, > this had happened before.**** > > ** ** > > When obtaining the required copies I was assured that they had first been > faxed then a hard copy sent. Somehow casa lost both.**** > > ** ** > > Some weeks later another letter from casa arrived demanding a series of > tests from a cardiologist even though there had been no change since the > previous medical. As the 2 month grace period was about to expire a > request for an extension was made, rejected, and our gliding club was down > a tow pilot at their Christmas camp. **** > > ** ** > > Some 3 weeks after the specialist visit nothing had been heard from casa > so a call was made enquiring as to the progress of my medical; response.. > Nothing has been received. Records showed that a number of pages had been > faxed to casa’s number on the stated date. Another copy was obtained and > sent. Although not stated, it was implied that preference was given to > those whose problems were real, not bureaucratic. **** > > ** ** > > I have now received another letter asking again for information which had > been included with the examining doctor’s initial report. Also demanded is > information which had been included with the cardiologist’s report and > another demand for a report from the rheumatologist. Up till then casa had > been satisfied with the blood tests and a report from our GP that > everything was normal. **** > > ** ** > > No consideration as to whether these reports are in anyway meaningful or > relevant, no consideration for the cost or inconvenience. **** > > ** ** > > When an organization sets the standards for those it deals with, the > expectation is that it would conform to a similar level itself. casa try > to project an aura of competence, expertise and authority. “We are the > experts, we know what is best, how dare you question anything we do or ask > of you”. In reality they are a bunch of bumbling, self serving bureaucrats > as one doctor describes their medical licensing section.**** > > **** > > The authorised medical examiner cannot see any reason why I can’t fly, but > people who have never seen, let alone examined me are creating a job for > themselves by making ever more onerous and unjustifiable demands.**** > > ** ** > > There is a rumour that casa’s doctors are using us as a captive control > sample for research. Can anyone verify this? **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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