"Army Medical" superseding FAA Medical?

BobDDuck

BobDDuck

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First off, can any of the military guys explain what exactly an "Army medical" license is? It looked all kinds of official. Secondly, how exactly would an "army medical" supersede a regular FAA medical for when one is operating an aircraft under Part 121 or Part 135 (or I guess even 91)? Would somebody realistically be hired at a 135 carrier without actually having an FAA medical?
 
Pretty sure none.....unless your fs also has faa certs..then he/she can issue both but one doesn't supersede the other....diff rules and regs....at least that's what I was told...
 
Military pilots can use a military-issued medical in lieu of a Class III (and Class III only).

I'll dig up the reg here in a minute

Dirty drunken WSOs, flight engineers, gunners, load masters, navigators, boom operators, flight test engineers, or any other non-pilot military flying position cannot use their military-issued flight physical in lieu of a Class III
 
61.23(b) Operations not requiring a medical certificate. A person is not required to hold a medical certificate—

(9) When a military pilot of the U.S. Armed Forces can show evidence of an up-to-date medical examination authorizing pilot flight status issued by the U.S. Armed Forces and—

(i) The flight does not require higher than a third-class medical certificate; and

(ii) The flight conducted is a domestic flight operation within U.S. airspace.
 
Interesting. Didn't know that. In this case it was attempting to be used to ride a jump seat and the guy was a right seater for a 135 op.
 
BobDDuck said:
First off, can any of the military guys explain what exactly an "Army medical" license is? It looked all kinds of official. Secondly, how exactly would an "army medical" supersede a regular FAA medical for when one is operating an aircraft under Part 121 or Part 135 (or I guess even 91)? Would somebody realistically be hired at a 135 carrier without actually having an FAA medical?
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That is what an "Army Medical" looks like. Basically it is an equivalent to a class III. Most of the guys I know use it in lieu of the class III so we don't have to run out and get the FAA medical. But, like previously posted, it doesn't qualify to replace the Class I because there's generally no EKG involved, etc.
 
I think this has been pretty well covered but a military medical will only "supersede" a student or sport medical. It may be used in lieu OF a Class III but may not supersede one. I kind of feel sorry for your potential passenger....I really hope he's not flying his 135 job thinking that his military medical will suffice.

Also, @Pichettet1 the Army medical includes an EEG every other year following your 40th B-day.....something to look forward to..
 
dustoff17 said:
I think this has been pretty well covered but a military medical will only "supersede" a student or sport medical. It may be used in lieu OF a Class III but may not supersede one. I kind of feel sorry for your potential passenger....I really hope he's not flying his 135 job thinking that his military medical will suffice.

Also, @Pichettet1 the Army medical includes an EEG every other year following your 40th B-day.....something to look forward to..
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Yup! And I think there are also additional blood tests if I'm not mistaken. Though that could be for just the standard army physical.
 
dustoff17 said:
I think this has been pretty well covered but a military medical will only "supersede" a student or sport medical. It may be used in lieu OF a Class III but may not supersede one. I kind of feel sorry for your potential passenger....I really hope he's not flying his 135 job thinking that his military medical will suffice.

Also, @Pichettet1 the Army medical includes an EEG every other year following your 40th B-day.....something to look forward to..
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He might be right seat in some single pilot ops... which depending on how the company plays it, doesn't even need a pilot certificate much less a medical.
 
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