FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

• Your identity card or passport (not a driver's license)
• Your current medical certificate
• Your Flight Crew License or Cabin Crew Attestation.
• Glasses, clear spare glasses and/or contact lenses (if applicable)
• A recent prescription for your glasses and/or lenses
• Medications, prescription or non-prescription (if applicable)
• Medical documentation if treatment with a specialist (or past treatment)

No, you don't have to. The government medical record is accessible online and can be accessed by the medical examiner after your written consent, during your examination appointment.

You can renew up to 45 days before the expiration date of the medical certificate, keeping the expiration date + 1, 2 or 5 years (depending on age and type of examination)

We try to accommodate "last minute" inspections every business day, so we can (almost) always schedule everyone on stated preferences.

We try to schedule all of our inspections from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. There are opportunities for exception/emergency requests, if necessary for an additional fee.

Approximately 1 hour for a re-inspection (KL1/KL2/LAPL). If additional examinations need to take place such as an ECG and/or AUDIO, you should count about 15 to 30 minutes extra.
For an initial KL1 examination you should take into account about 4 hours (half day).
For an initial KL2 or LAPL examination you should take into account about 1.15/1.30 hours.

It is not necessary to be sober for our blood tests, you can have breakfast and/or lunch before your arrival.

No, you may do your medical examination in any European country. No matter in which country your license was issued or registered. You can do that with us. We will forward your medical file to your Licensing Authority. We can also do FAA (USA) medical examinations.

One must have a medical certificate to apply for a license. A student pilot must have a valid medical certificate at the time of the first solo flight. However, we recommend that you be examined as soon as possible.

The purpose of the examination is to determine whether your health poses a risk to flight safety. The examination must take place periodically to assess that there have been no changes in health status. The frequency of examinations is determined by age and type of license.

You can make an appointment using the request form on this website. You can also call telephone number +31 (40) 235 0103. We will ask you which examination class it concerns and on which day(s) you would like to be examined. In order to determine the correct content of your examination in advance, we recommend that you keep your latest medical certificate at hand.

In principle, one can be found suitable for flying only if there is good regulation of diabetes with diet or medication that cannot cause hypoglycaemia and there are no complications. The use of insulin is not allowed in the Netherlands. Only Austria and Ireland have developed a DM protocol for this purpose. The doctor at Sky Medical Center can inform you about this.

You are not allowed to fly as soon as the pregnancy is known. In principle, this applies to the entire pregnancy period. If an intact pregnancy is demonstrated by ultrasound, the ILT Inspectorate may give permission to fly until the end of 26th week of pregnancy with an OML restriction (valid only as, or with, a qualified co-pilot). After pregnancy, flying is allowed again if you have fully recovered from the effects of pregnancy and childbirth. A statement from the doctor or midwife is required.

If the cold means you cannot clear the ears and sinuses, and the ears and sinuses are congested, you are not allowed to fly because the pressure differences when ascending and descending can cause acute pain.

If there is no active inflammation or discharge from the ear, it is permissible to fly with tubes. This also applies to a quiet, dry perforation, otherwise arising.

Class 1: Applicants with the following conditions may be assessed as fit after satisfactory ophthalmic evaluation, provided optimal correction has been considered and no significant pathology has been demonstrated: hyperopia of not more than +5.0 diopters, myopia of not more than -6.0 diopters, astigmatism of not more than 2.0 diopters, anisometropia of not more than 2.0 diopters.

Applicants with any of the following medical conditions referred to the licensing authority's medical evaluator and may be assessed as fit after satisfactory ophthalmic evaluation: myopia greater than - 6.0 diopters, astigmatism greater than 2.0 diopters and anisometropia greater than 2.0 diopters.

Applicants with hyperopia above + 5.0 diopters shall be referred to the medical reviewer of the licensing authority and may be assessed as fit after a satisfactory ophthalmic evaluation, provided there are adequate fusion reserves, normal intraocular pressure and anterior angles and no significant pathology has been demonstrated and the corrected visual acuity in each eye is 6/6 or better.

• Class 2: both + and - no limitation.
• LAPL: no restrictions.
• Cabin Crew: no restrictions

Class 1: per eye V 0.7 and for both eyes V 1.0

Class 2: per eye V 0.5 and for both eyes V 0.7

LAPL: per eye V 0.5 and for both eyes V 0.7

Cabin Crew: per eye V 0.5 and for both eyes V 0.7

Regulations dictate that you are not fit to fly if you do not feel fit. A commercial pilot with a Class 1 license should contact the employer and call in sick. Also contact your family doctor or company doctor for further advice. See also the back of your Medical Certificate, regarding medical fitness, when to contact your medical examiner.

It is always required to indicate on the application form what medication is being used, its indication, dosage and duration.

Also medication that has been dispensed without a prescription whether abroad or not. The general practitioner is not always aware if a particular medication is compatible with flight safety.

In addition, there are conditions attached to the use of certain medications. The condition for which one needs certain medication may also be a reason for temporary disability.

The doctor performing the examination can give you detailed information about this.

Medications that can affect driving ability are prohibited in any case (remember the yellow sticker on the package). Medications used against arrhythmias of the heart are also not all allowed. The ban is not limited to allopathic medicines; homeopathic remedies or natural products are also often not allowed.

Therefore, it is important to contact Sky Medical Center when taking medication or changing about it. When starting new medication, you should allow for at least 2 weeks of adjustment time.

If there is a code in the "limitations" box on the Medical Certificate, it means, for example, that you are required to wear a certain pair of glasses and carry a clear spare or that an examination must be done, prior to the examination, for a certain disease or condition.

The decision letter you receive after each inspection describes what these codes mean for you.

With normal lung function, with or without medication and in the absence of severe attacks, you may be found fit with asthma.

With hay fever, it is important not to take medication against it that conflicts with flight safety.

After a seizure of epilepsy, you are no longer fit to fly. Only under very strict conditions, stipulated in EASA regulations, can a person who has ever experienced a seizure be deemed fit to fly again.

We accept debit and credit cards; Visa, Maestro and American Express. If you pay by credit card, we charge a 2% surcharge on the total amount. Please let us know in advance in connection with making the invoice.