Recent content by CAPT34

My AME gave me the same protocol. However, I found out it was deleted April 2013 when the FAA adopted the CACI program. Here's the latest bulletin from the FAA Flight Surgeon on the topic...

Here's a link to the LATEST Federal Air Surgeon's Medical Bulletin: https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/designees_delegations/designee_types/ame/fasmb/media/201403.pdf He's giving some statistics on how well the first 3 months of CACI went - from July 2013 through September...

Well, I haven't heard from Dr. Bruce yet, but I do have an answer. On Monday I got a letter from the FAA requiring a radionuclide stress test because they thought the regular stress test had "inadequate exercise tolerance". This is what I thought might happen, so it got me to thinking about...

I'm a 64 year old male applying for my first 3d class medical in 16 years, and the hypertension protocol was required because I've been taking blood pressure medication for the last 10 years. The resting ECG indicated a complete Right Bundle Branch Block - RBBB, and the FAA followed up with a...