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Jeff,
If you have the NPRM would you "circulate" it again.
Thanks,
Stan Fields
L2K/RG #201
www.lancairlegacybuilder.com
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From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of
vtailjeff@aol.com
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 7:53 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Class 1, do you need it?
There has been an NPRM circulated regarding elimination of Class 3 Medicals.
I hope all of you have read it and commented.
Jeff
Sent from my iPad
On Dec 19, 2010, at 6:09 PM, paul miller <paul@tbm700.com> wrote:
I learned a lesson. I've always had Class 1 medicals since I was a teen,
just because. I never thought about it. I'm 55 now. When I turned 50 I
had EKG tracings as part of Class 1 and never had a problem. This past May
I had 2 PVCs show up on the chart (premature ventricular contractions) which
by themselves is not necessarily a problem. I was told by the AME that FAA
allows 3 per minute and the chart was submitted. You know the result. It
is now Dec-2010, 7 months later and I still can't fly. The FAA requested an
intensive 2-day nuclear trace with CT scanning, treadmill and EKG tracings
and eventually I had the medical pulled in July pending these test results.
Back in Canada this summer I was able to get the tests done for free in
August (no political statement being made here) under our provincial health
care plan. It took a month before I realized the data was not sent to the
FAA by my local doc so I had to go back and request copies of DVDs of
imaging, photocopies of all EKGs and submit them to Oklahoma City myself.
Through the months of September, October and November the data sat in
transit and then at FAA pending "security clearance", inbox processing,
evaluation and finally (after calling every day) I received another letter
Dec-13 requesting an Echocardiagram for further information. I did that
this week up in Jax for $220 cash. In both clinics there was no problem
identified. The FAA continues to tell me that my medical is not denied but
it will not yet reissue the certificate. Requesting a 3rd class at this
point will not work either. AOPA is assisting. My lesson is that if you
don't need a class 1, then don't bother. When I told my friends they
laughed when they found I had applied for a Class 1. AOPA said it was an
invitation for trouble as well. Why am I the last to know this stuff? Maybe
this will help someone in the future.
Paul M
Legacy
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