Good luck indeed with the driver's licence medical. Better make sure
you are allowed to fly the tug on it first. It comes with significant
restrictions.
It also doesn't change the medical standards for a PPL in any
significant way. The "driver's licence medical" appears to be one
which is used for heavy transport not private cars.
Your GP may want to look at his medical liability insurance before
issuing one as it may not cover anything aviation related if he isn't a DAME.
A real "driver's licence medical" would be like the RAAus where if
you hold a car licence with no medical restrictions you can fly. This
CASA one is a stupid CASA con job.
A rational medical standard would be a car licence as above, you are
required to tell any passengers before flight that if if you are
incapacitated in the air they'd better be able to land the aircraft themselves.
The risk you impose on innocent third parties due to medical
incapacitation in a car is far, far greater than in a light aircraft.
As for
"In reality they are a bunch of bumbling, self serving bureaucrats "
, you just described the public service.
Mike
At 05:27 AM 19/03/2013, you wrote:
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>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
<<mailto:[email protected]>[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.
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