Hi,
I am very passionate about aviation and really hope to join SYFC. However, one of my peers who recently applied to join SYFC failed the medical checkup because according to him, his "backbone had some degree", which if I am not wrong, means that he was tested positive for his forward bending test.
According to my school medical records, I am tested positive for my forward bending test too. What I am really interested to know is whether or not it's true that if your backbone has a certain inclination (not totally straight), you will fail the SYFC medical checkup.
Does anyone have any information on the guidelines used by SYFC for their medical checkup?
Thanks in advance.
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To alphabravo,
I have the same problem and passion as you. Furthermore, i was asthmatic as a child and the problem was gone when i was a child itself. I never had an attack, never had i needed to use the inhalor. I read another forum and he failed hs medical because of this same thing. When we look at the eligibility, we see that we only have to be healthy, not asthmatic and have no major illnesses. Just like you, alphabravo, and me, we are both healthy and carry no major illnesses, even if we're tested positive for the forward bending test. Politely asking, to the public, why is it that we will fail the medical? And how could it be possible, given that the criteria states ''healthy, not asthmatic, no major illnesses or injuries'' that we will fail the medical because of the forward bending test? Are we expected to fail the medical, given that we have also met the criteria? I don't get this.
oh...interesting indeed. Did you apply for SYFC and get rejected or have you not applied yet?
Thanks for sharing :) I share your sentiments.
I have not applied yet. Taking my O's this year, and only applying after prelims. What about yourself?
both of you should just go down there, visit them and apply.
basically i guess it's because flying a plane is different from anything else you can possibly do.
you'll be flying high in the sky, where something as simple as the air that you breathe will be different from the air on the ground so even people who had childhood asthma but never had it again may possibly experience it all over again due to a lack of oxygen or any other various reasons. also, a plane cannot "stop" in mid-air, so making absolutely sure that nothing will happen to you in mid air is just part of the process i guess.
on top of all that, even healthy people can sometimes not get past the first lesson by simply feeling nauseous from the flight, getting sea-sick, and etc.
some healthy people also do not respond well to the changes in pressure, temperature, height, among others and can black out, vomit, have breathing difficulties, etc.