Airservices Australia Recruiting Initiative

DankVectorz said:

Idk if it matters for this but pilot medical and ATC medical are not the same.

Yeah, I select the option for both on medExpress on the years I have my ATC medical and I go for just the pilot medical the other years (SI)

wrench978 said:

Yeah, I select the option for both on medExpress on the years I have my ATC medical and I go for just the pilot medical the other years (SI)

I had an AME do both for me on one visit. But that was over a decade ago.

Phillytroll69 said:

How you get a copy of your medical certificate from faa

I dont know if its a national requirement or not but ours are kept on file on site at my last 2 facilities.

ManBearPig said:

I had an AME do both for me on one visit. But that was over a decade ago.

You can get them both done at the same time but in the eyes of the FAA they are different (you can pass for ATC wjth things that would fail a pilot). My pilot medical is suspended right now but it has no effect on my ATC medical for example.

DankVectorz said:

You can get them both done at the same time but in the eyes of the FAA they are different (you can pass for ATC wjth things that would fail a pilot). My pilot medical is suspended right now but it has no effect on my ATC medical for example.

To add to this, you actually have to select the option on medexpress or wherever to get the pilot medical as well. You can't ask the flight doc the day of to add the pilot medical, at least from my experience.

Sometimes you can also get lucky and the doctor will issue a DOT physical as well for a commercial driver license.

Stinger said:

Sometimes you can also get lucky and the doctor will issue a DOT physical as well for a commercial driver license.

Be careful that lowers your DUI limit to .04

32andBelow said:

Be careful that lowers your DUI limit to .04

Thats what the union is for

DankVectorz said:

Idk if it matters for this but pilot medical and ATC medical are not the same.

You can get both at the same time. I just got a class 2 with my ATC medical a few months ago and the agency will pay for both. Just request a class 2 in addition to your ATC medical on MedExpress. The only kicker is the agency will not pay for a class 1 but you can still apply for it as well at the same time.

SquawkHijack said:

You can get both at the same time. I just got a class 2 with my ATC medical a few months ago and the agency will pay for both. Just request a class 2 in addition to your ATC medical on MedExpress. The only kicker is the agency will not pay for a class 1 but you can still apply for it as well at the same time.

Yes getting them at the same time does not mean they are the same. You can pass your atc medical and fail your pilot medical. My pilot medical is currently suspended but doesn’t affect my atc medical at all. My original comment might have been based on a misunderstanding that they were going to use their pilot medical to show ATC Australia.

DankVectorz said:

Yes getting them at the same time does not mean they are the same. You can pass your atc medical and fail your pilot medical. My pilot medical is currently suspended but doesn’t affect my atc medical at all. My original comment might have been based on a misunderstanding that they were going to use their pilot medical to show ATC Australia.

Understood, yeah I was just affirming with others that you can apply for up to a class 2 with the ATC medical and the agency will foot the bill. An airman medical certificate will do absolutely nothing for Air Services Australia as far as I’m aware.

SquawkHijack said:

Understood, yeah I was just affirming with others that you can apply for up to a class 2 with the ATC medical and the agency will foot the bill. An airman medical certificate will do absolutely nothing for Air Services Australia as far as I’m aware.

What are the differences, I assume there aren't outback medical examinations here

Phillytroll69 said:

What are the differences, I assume there aren't outback medical examinations here

Tbh I’m not super well versed on it, but I believe it’s just different medical requirements than here. And I haven’t seen any chatter on here, Reddit etc. on anyone in the states that does medical exams for Australia among other countries.

SquawkHijack said:

Tbh I’m not super well versed on it, but I believe it’s just different medical requirements than here. And I haven’t seen any chatter on here, Reddit etc. on anyone in the states that does medical exams for Australia among other countries.

There are no DAMEs (Designated Aviation Medical Examiner) in North America that perform Class 3 evaluations anymore. The closest ones are in London and Dubai.

Class 3s are required, which include blood panel, ophthalmologist exam, and various other testing that class 2s in the states do not require.

Australia is fucking awesome

AB19 said:

Australia is fucking awesome

Are all the chicks hot? How nice is the equipment?

32andBelow said:

Are all the chicks hot? How nice is the equipment?

Everyone is much more attractive, so nice having everything in walking distance, haven't actually started work yet just been a bum for like a month before I start, just under two weeks till I start

AB19 said:

Everyone is much more attractive, so nice having everything in walking distance, haven't actually started work yet just been a bum for like a month before I start, just under two weeks till I start

That sounds great. Well We are all really excited for you and really excited to hear how the equipment is.

AB19 said:

Everyone is much more attractive, so nice having everything in walking distance, haven't actually started work yet just been a bum for like a month before I start, just under two weeks till I start

Wait are we talking like air traffic hot or real world hot?

AB19 said:

Everyone is much more attractive, so nice having everything in walking distance, haven't actually started work yet just been a bum for like a month before I start, just under two weeks till I start