Class 1’s are pretty cheap. Often around $100 but I go to a guy that only charges $40. It’s more depending on your age if you need the EKG
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NFO to (Private) Pilot and Beyond
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Might be worth asking around. There used to be Navy flight docs that were also registered with the FAA and could write you a class 1. Not sure if that's still a thing.
Some Navy and AF Flight Surgeons are AME's (its a one day course and a paper work drill, and many do it ) - but only an AME can issue you a Medical Certificate. If you have held an FAA Medical Certificate at anytime after July 2006 you can fly under Basic Med for just flying GA.
https://www.faa.gov/pilots/amelocator/
Getting around to looking up one of the schools that someone recommended via DM, and it seems they have a Medical Examiner at the school. That makes that easy if I go with them.
Over the years I've heard of a handful of Navy flight surgeons who also had their AME ticket and would issue an FAA medical, a Class 2 seemed to be the most common though. Usually you hear about them through word of mouth but you can also look up (online) FAA AMEs by location.
FAA medicals work a bit differently than military flight physicals. The mil flight pays is a little more cut and dried- you're in one or the other service group and it has a hard expiration date. FAA medicals start out at whatever class you checked off on the form on the day you got it done. After a certain period of time then they're not good for that class anymore but they still count for a lower class medical. They technically don't "revert" to a lower class (again, it's spelled out in governmentese). How long they last until they effectively revert depends on your age. The medical class required depends on the kind of flying you're doing and it's indirectly related to flying for hire and carrying paying passengers.
FAA medicals work a bit differently than military flight physicals. The mil flight pays is a little more cut and dried- you're in one or the other service group and it has a hard expiration date. FAA medicals start out at whatever class you checked off on the form on the day you got it done. After a certain period of time then they're not good for that class anymore but they still count for a lower class medical. They technically don't "revert" to a lower class (again, it's spelled out in governmentese). How long they last until they effectively revert depends on your age. The medical class required depends on the kind of flying you're doing and it's indirectly related to flying for hire and carrying paying passengers.
Get orders to Millington. CTI still takes GI bill and is a part 141 school.. My daughter is currently working on her PPL there.
Unfortunately GI Bill flight training has been shuddered. It sucks.
I'm curious as to the reason why. I thought the whole point of expanding the post-9/11 GI Bill was to allow for use in vocational programs such as flight school. There are still professional salvage diving courses that take the GI Bill, I'd assume getting a commercial or ATP rating wouldn't be much different. Seems counter-productive.
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Looks like liberty has 2 affiliated flight schools in WA according to their little dots on their map and gives credit for ppl/other ratings.
Not all AMEs can give class 1 physicals.
If you don't need a Class 1 and are old enough to require the EKG, skip the Class 1. The EKG goes straight to the FAA. If you have the slightest problem you just put yourself on report for no reason.
Someone said he did if he wanted to use his GI Bill for more training. I was just throwing it out in case he was thinking of that route.
They asked me about GI bill when my daughter enrolled so I’m sure what you’re saying. Why would they ask if they don’t take it?
So for you folks that are exiting AD, the Navy is issuing cash payment for career transition flight training - under the COOL program - just spoke with a good friend who is a current SELRES and former H-60 pilot - Navy paid $2k of $5k bill to do COMM MEL add-on.
Sounds like some great opportunities ahead ....
Sounds like some great opportunities ahead ....
I've never heard of this program, and it's actually pretty damn cool (no pun intended). Thanks for the info!