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EFIS2
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 Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:11 am Post subject: Hypoglycemia? |
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I am a person with reactive hypoglycemia (gets weak/confused if does
not eat healthy snacks/meals regularly) - I'm sure there is not much
chance of being certified to get a PPL or go onto being an airline
pilot - I just thought I'd ask if anybody knows what the deal is, or
if anybody knows about this problem. I also have bad eye floaters,
I'm sure that would be a problem too. I'm not really optimistic given
that the condition often causes weakness and lack of awareness if I do
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Jim Macklin
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Hypoglycemia? |
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See an FAA medical doctor [AME] and ask, As long as you eat
and have an awareness of your status, PPL should be no
problem. The FAA will issue medicals to diabetics taking
insulin as long as they carry a blood meter and test. You
just need to take a healthy lunch of protein, fats and not
just eat high carbs like sugar.
Floaters are common and unless they are a symptom of a
serious condition, not really a problem.
Airline job, not likely, because airlines hire the cream,
but you never know.
"EFIS2" <lucky200 (AT) erols (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:1175913836.830118.38160 (AT) p77g2000hsh (DOT) googlegroups.com...
|I am a person with reactive hypoglycemia (gets
weak/confused if does
| not eat healthy snacks/meals regularly) - I'm sure there
is not much
| chance of being certified to get a PPL or go onto being an
airline
| pilot - I just thought I'd ask if anybody knows what the
deal is, or
| if anybody knows about this problem. I also have bad eye
floaters,
| I'm sure that would be a problem too. I'm not really
optimistic given
| that the condition often causes weakness and lack of
awareness if I do
| not keep my blood sugar up.
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Eduardo K.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:36 am Post subject: Re: Hypoglycemia? |
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In article <1175913836.830118.38160 (AT) p77g2000hsh (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
EFIS2 <lucky200 (AT) erols (DOT) com> wrote:
| Quote: | I am a person with reactive hypoglycemia (gets weak/confused if does
not eat healthy snacks/meals regularly) - I'm sure there is not much
chance of being certified to get a PPL or go onto being an airline
pilot - I just thought I'd ask if anybody knows what the deal is, or
if anybody knows about this problem. I also have bad eye floaters,
I'm sure that would be a problem too. I'm not really optimistic given
that the condition often causes weakness and lack of awareness if I do
not keep my blood sugar up.
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erm.... I have the same and I just need to avoid simple carbs (sugar,
white bread and pasta) to be ok. Reactive hypoglycemia is just your
body overreacting to sugar and pumping too much insulin.
I dont need to keep by blood sugar up. I need to keep it low. if it goes
high, my body get its too low and I feel bad. if I dont eat, it normalizes
in an hour or so. If I do eat sugar, the cycle repeats and I feel worse.
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Danny Deger
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| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Hypoglycemia? |
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"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Danny Deger writes:
In my case I called the FAA in OK City and asked them directly about a
medical condition I had been diagnosed with. Based on this, I bought a
1941
Taylorcraft and am happily flying sport aviation.
You made the decision on the basis of a single phone call? What if the
person
who answered the phone wasn't exactly the correct person to ask?
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I don't want to go into any details, but the single phone call only
confirmed what I was 99% certain of before I made the call. The answer was
very clear. No medical and no waiver.
Danny Deger
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Morgans
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Hypoglycemia? |
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"C J Campbell" <christophercampbell (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote
| Quote: | Not at all. This is a major misconception about Sport Pilot. While you
cannot automatically fly if you have failed a medical exam, neither are
you 'locked out.' What it means, if you have failed an exam, is that you
need to clear up the issue with the FAA. That does not mean passing the
medical.
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I would love to see you back this opinion up with a relevant passage from
the regs.
"Clearing it up" by passing a failed medical IS necessary. You are correct
in that you can fail a medical, but you eventually must pass your last
medical, then continue to fly on the sport pilot rules.
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C J Campbell
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Hypoglycemia? |
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On 2007-04-10 18:30:45 -0700, "Danny Deger" <dannydeger (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> said:
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If you have never been turned down for a medical you could fly under light
sport aviation.
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Not true. If you have a significant medical condition that would keep
you from flying, you cannot automatically exercise sport pilot
privileges unless you first obtain a Special Issuance of a medical
clearance to fly sport pilot. From the FAQ on the FAA web site: |
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C J Campbell
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Hypoglycemia? |
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On 2007-04-07 09:25:47 -0700, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" <The Sea Hawk at
wow way d0t com> said:
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You can talk to an AME, but DO NOT make an appointment for an FAA physical!
If you attempt and fail then you are also locked out of the Sport Pilot
option.
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Not at all. This is a major misconception about Sport Pilot. While you
cannot automatically fly if you have failed a medical exam, neither are
you 'locked out.' What it means, if you have failed an exam, is that
you need to clear up the issue with the FAA. That does not mean passing
the medical.
The thing is, too many people assume (from the badly written
regulation) that being physically able to drive and legal to hold a
driver's license allows you to fly Sport Pilot. That is not true. The
key is "other conditions." Basically, it means that you have to
convince the FAA that you are fit to fly Sport Pilot.
There are increasing numbers of pilots who lost their ability to fly
because they failed a medical, but who have been given the OK to fly
Sport Pilot. Granted, it is an extra step that you would not do if you
had never had a medical exam, but it is a far cry from being 'locked
out.'
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Mxsmanic
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Hypoglycemia? |
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EFIS2 writes:
| Quote: | Sorry, my interests are mainly in the PPL & Instrument rating... sport
piloting is not something I am interested in doing at all.
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FAR 67.401 applies to all flying. It essentially gives the FAA the option to
pronounce a pilot medically fit irrespective of whether or not he managed to
pass a medical exam. It allows for case-by-case exceptions to be made to any
of the rules if the Federal Air Surgeon determines that a pilot is capable of
flying safely, no matter what medical condition he might have. It provides
for special authorizations and Statements of Demonstrated Ability (SODAs), and
various other flexibilities. So it provides a last-resort,
anything-is-possible method of getting a medical certification.
Unfortunately I don't know how often it is invoked in practice, although I
know that it definitely does happen (it's not a purely theoretical provision).
| Quote: | Commercial
would be nice, but from the posts here, it seems too hard to get the
medical for that, but if I were to persue that it would be for my
personal development, not for salary.
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In theory you could get even a first-class medical via the provisions of
67.401, although I'd agree that it's probably much less likely to be granted
than the third-class for a PPL.
| Quote: | P.S, are previous eye operations disqualifying even if they do not
affect vision at the present time?
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No, but sometimes they require a decision from the FAA (the medical cannot be
granted without a review of supporting documentation). Things like cataract
surgery, glaucoma surgery, retinal reattachment, etc., are okay if your vision
meets the standards and if an FAA review of the documentation and examination
results is favorable.
| Quote: | Is there something that says that disqualifies you if you have had this done?
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Nothing specifically says that just having had surgery is disqualifying. It
depends on what the surgery was for, the current state of your eyes, the
current quality of your vision, and any possibility of progressive worsening
of your vision or aggravation of any condition you have by flying. And
there's always 67.401 as a last resort.
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Mxsmanic
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Hypoglycemia? |
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Danny Deger writes:
| Quote: | Can you post a link?
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The regulations simply say that you cannot fly if you know that you are in no
condition to fly. Note that the regulations talk about a condition that makes
it unsafe to fly, not a condition that would disqualify you from getting a
medical. So if you have a condition that prevents you from getting a
third-class medical, but you've never actually applied for it and been denied,
and the condition does not actually make it unsafe for you to fly, you could
still fly as a light sport pilot with a driver's license.
No matter what the medical you have (including none at all), if you have a
condition that you know makes it unsafe for you to fly (e.g. pneumonia, or
whatever), you can't legally fly. The condition could be permanent or
temporary.
FAR 61.53 (excerpt):
Part 61 CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS
Subpart A--General
Sec. 61.53
Prohibition on operations during medical deficiency.
[...]
(b) Operations that do not require a medical certificate. For operations
provided for in Sec. 61.23(b) of this part, a person shall not act as pilot in
command, or in any other capacity as a required pilot flight crewmember, while
that person knows or has reason to know of any medical condition that would
make the person unable to operate the aircraft in a safe manner.
(c) Operations requiring a medical certificate or a U.S. driver's license. For
operations provided for in §61.23 (c), a person must meet the provisions of -
(1) Paragraph (a) of this section if that person holds a valid medical
certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter and does not hold
a current and valid U.S. driver's license.
(2) Paragraph (b) of this section if that person holds a current and
valid U.S. driver's license.]
Amdt. 61-110, Eff. 9/1/2004
FAR 61.303 (excerpt):
Part 61 CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS
Subpart J--Sport Pilots
Sec. 61.303
[...]
(b) A person using a current and valid U.S. driver's license to meet the
requirements of this paragraph must--
(1) Comply with each restriction and limitation imposed by that
person's U.S. driver's license and any judicial or administrative
order applying to the operation of a motor vehicle;
(2) Have been found eligible for the issuance of at least a third-class
airman medical certificate at the time of his or her most recent
application (if the person has applied for a medical certificate);
(3) Not have had his or her most recently issued medical certificate
(if the person has held a medical certificate) suspended or revoked
or most recent Authorization for a Special Issuance of a Medical
Certificate withdrawn; and
(4) Not know or have reason to know of any medical condition that
would make that person unable to operate a light-sport aircraft*
in a safe manner.
Amdt. 61-110, Eff. 9/1/2004
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