Oi - "Where's my medical certificate?"
It is not a long thread on the UP - HERE - but it does refresh an old story; still valid today as to meet the legal requirements of any licence, one must hold a valid medical certificate. Anything which creates an uncertainty can and has led to 'bother' with CASA. DAME say's "good to go" - pay your $75 bucks and expect the paper (or electrical) version in the mail within a reasonable time frame.
Some have 'special' requirements; but, they know about these and have those attended to in advance, so the DAME has all the required 'paperwork' available 'on the day'. This is not rocket science, just the sort of forward planning and good management you could reasonably expect from a pilot.
And yet despite sage advice from an expert in the Avmed field (@ 24 minute mark):-
And, despite some hope being offered by the 'new broom':-
The 'anxiety' created waiting for this essential document to arrive still remains very real today. At very least industry should be provided with an explanation of why, in this modern age, there is not a smooth, prompt return service for a medical certificate. An even bigger question is why not bring in 'self certification' for PPL holders and reduce the paper log jams created by a dysfunction system.
Please explain!
Toot - toot...
It is not a long thread on the UP - HERE - but it does refresh an old story; still valid today as to meet the legal requirements of any licence, one must hold a valid medical certificate. Anything which creates an uncertainty can and has led to 'bother' with CASA. DAME say's "good to go" - pay your $75 bucks and expect the paper (or electrical) version in the mail within a reasonable time frame.
Some have 'special' requirements; but, they know about these and have those attended to in advance, so the DAME has all the required 'paperwork' available 'on the day'. This is not rocket science, just the sort of forward planning and good management you could reasonably expect from a pilot.
And yet despite sage advice from an expert in the Avmed field (@ 24 minute mark):-
And, despite some hope being offered by the 'new broom':-
The 'anxiety' created waiting for this essential document to arrive still remains very real today. At very least industry should be provided with an explanation of why, in this modern age, there is not a smooth, prompt return service for a medical certificate. An even bigger question is why not bring in 'self certification' for PPL holders and reduce the paper log jams created by a dysfunction system.
Please explain!
Toot - toot...