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Subject: Class 1, do you need it?
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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
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