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Old November 18th 05, 11:17 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Why do pilots need a medical

Sylvain wrote:
zatatime wrote:
Hearing and Diabetes are two on the top of my head that I know of
which happened recently.


I doubt that you can get a waiver that would be valid for class-I but
not for class-III; as for hearing, there is a Deaf Pilots Association
(http://www.deafpilots.com/) which might disagree with your premise...



The FAA allows the use of Avandia, which is for the treatment of type II
diabetes. What is an absolute no-no (AFAIK) is any condition severe enough to
warrant the use of insulin.


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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

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