Medical

[stormman]

Does having prostate cancer have any bearing on one's second class medical?

[selje]

Re: Medical

Forget about the Medical and go Sport Pilot if flying the Taylorcraft meets your needs. That is what I will be doing when my medical expires at the end of this month.

The AOPA list this with respect to Prostate Cancer.

"The AME should defer the application to the Regional Flight Surgeon or Aerospace Medical Certification Division if:

The PSA rises above 0.75 ng/ml per year.
New treatment is begun.
Any evidence of metastasis is noted. "

[David Price]

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I have a question on this matter! At Arlington, WA. 2004 we were told that if one should loose there medical, not to worry because we could now go to LSA
with no medical required, but a drivers lic. was.
Now they say that you can not have a Sport Pilot Lic. if you have ever been turned down or lost your medical.
To me this means, if you know that you will not be given a Medical Certificate
on your next exam, then why go and be refused and have a denial on record.

NORM, the Drs. tell me that at my age I should be concerned about this also.
Little,do they know!

So once again, am I missing something in the translation?

"LOVE AIR"

[Greg Bockelman]

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Now they say that you can not have a Sport Pilot Lic. if you have ever been turned down or lost your medical.
To me this means, if you know that you will not be given a Medical Certificate
on your next exam, then why go and be refused and have a denial on record.

That's exactly how I understand it. It's better to let the medical drop than it is to have a rejection.

[selje]

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That is my rational for letting a good current medical expire and only fly as a sport pilot. If you fail a medical, then you may want to jump through all the hoops(possibily expensive) and try to get a Special Issuance and then never take another flight medical.

Sport Pilot Flying is the type of flying that I enjoy.

[Acroeric]

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Guys- unfortunately that is the way it is- I teach sport pilot seminars in our area and that is always a question. I guess the problem is that if a Dr. has determined that you are not fit to fly there is no way to justify it. I do not agree with it but can understand the rationaile. This particular issue was a big bone of contention during the development of the sport pilot rule. I plan to cease medicals when I get older and will just rely on the "how do I feel" check.

I was flying with a friend many years ago, he was 83. I asked him how he managed to keep a medical at his age. . . he said medical? What is that? Glad I had a different employer at the time.

[Steve Green]

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Here is another option for your consideration. If you go in for your medical with might be a disqualifying problem that really doesn't affect your ability to fly safely, discuss with the AME your concerns before (!) the exam. If he feels that there is a chance you will be denied your medical, terminate the exam (with this agreement in place with the understanding AME). Don't finish the process. This way, you have the option of continuing to carry a medical if you get through the process, and you do not have any record of having been denied a medical certificate.

But it is correct that Sport Pilot rules do not, at this time, permit you to continue to fly if you have been turned down for a medical, only if you allow it to lapse and self certify yourself as fit for each flight.

By the way Norm, I suggest you get away from having medical problems. It is highly overrated as a recreational activity. Trust me. And you never want to be "interesting" to a physician.

[stormman]

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By the way Norm, I suggest you get away from having medical problems. It is highly overrated as a recreational activity. Trust me. And you never want to be "interesting" to a physician.
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Funny Steve
The only reason i need the medical is for the kids 210 and rentals.
Maybe i should just let the doc find the prostate cancer himself. No find , no problem right?. or according to my radiation doc i will be cured in 2 months

[mhorowit]

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Norm - I don't know if you can use this trick, but I heard about it some years ago. The patient admitted to having been treated for 'x' and the ME wanted to know if he had been 'treated' for 'x' or had been 'diagnosed' with 'x'. Apparently if one is treated (without a diagnosis), then there was no need to report it. See if you can talk with your ME off the record - MIke

[lfries]

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I would wait for the treatment to be done and then be clean for 6 months. We had a local CFI who had cancer and they wanted him clean for 6 months after he was treated. This not passing a medical lissue for the LSA makes it a major decision. I'm scheduled 2/1 and have Test reports in hand which show I'm better than the last time I was issued. Last time I was issued there was only hope for the LSA and now it is a reality but 5 students, two in the wings means I have to take to medical.
If they would just drop the rule or make the hoop easy to jump thru. If I don't pass my youngest son better be ready to go up with Dad in the Taylorcraft frequently until I get thru the hoop.
Have you taken the turbo medical on the AOPA site. It and talking to my AME before the physical gave me confidence to take the exam last time.

[stormman]

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Thanks for all the tips guys, you all have been very helpful