Cat 1 medical

[flightdispatch]

Hey, im training for my commercial license and i just lost my medical because of a concussion and a brain hemmorage, which i was told at the hospital that it would heal after a week, on returning to an aviation med examiner and showed him the tests that were taken on me i was told that i need to see a nerosergeon and get all these reports to Transport before they let me fly again, does anyone have a clue how long this could take after tc gets the report from the doctor? cause im on a limited schedual and the aviation doctor i talked to told me he didnt have a clue about a timeline for this ordeal, or am i up a creek without a paddle?

[fougapilot]

Be patient. Be VERY, VERY, VERY patient.

A concussion is about the wort thing you can have. The problem is simple, the medical guru at TC don't see enough cases of concussions and therefore know very little about how it is affected by flying.

Prepare yourself for a long battle. I know of people that have not received their medical back after 30 months! I think 24 months is the minimum waiting period, but am not sure. After the wait period (problem can surface late with the brain...) you will need to send a ton of test stuff to TC and they will review it at the Medical review board in Ottawa. They meet once per month. Then their ruling (fit to fly or unfit to fly) will be sent to your regional office which will act accordingly. Should you be found unfit, you can always contest the decision in the Aviation Tribunal, but unless you can prove that the board had it in for you, chances the Tribunal will side with the Medical board. The aviation tribunal have little or no knowledge of medical stuff.

Not the news you wanted to hear I'm sure, sorry.

Best of luck

F

[dangerous]

If you are unfit to fly but can still fly SAFELY, try to do as much dual as you can. You don't need a medical if you're with an instructor. Maybe even start working on your MIFR, float rating, or doing ground work towards your instructor rating.

[Hedley]

Transport rarely pays any attention to this, but click on:

http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/Cam/T ... y/head.htm

There are a number of ways to predict the outcome of head injury and the most commonly used to date has been the duration of post-traumatic amnesia (PTA). Most individuals who have had a PTA of less than 30 minutes are likely to be fit within three months. Older individuals and/or those who have a history of previous concussion are of greater concern. A person with PTA lasting more than 30 minutes but less than 24 hours will likely be fit from a neuropsychological point of view after a longer time, probably one year.

You can try quoting TP13312 to your RAMO, but if
he disagrees with it, he will simply ignore it and go freestyle
with his own ideas.

Always be willing to try another region. People
often don't realize the large variance in the regions.

[f.o.ever]

I went through the same thing when I first got my cat 1. (8 years ago) It was a cat 2 concussion. The best piece of advice I can give, GET TO YOU NEUROLOGIST RIGHT AWAY and once he signs you off, you'll ge good to go. He'll do some simple motor skills tests and maybe an ekg. My delay was only 1 month or so. There is light at the end of the tunnel

[flightdispatch]

yeah, ive made an appt with a neurologist, thank you al bvery much for the info and fast responses. I didnt know that the aviation medical guidelines were on tc's website, thanks a lot for that, that gave me a bunch of inside information on what to expect. I think, based on my injuries, that it was an execerebral haemmorage, which, by tc's standards means im out of commision for 5 years at the longest. If this doesnt go the way i hope, i think its time to find a new career