ReadOnly7

It means that the rules for international flying are different rules than FARs, so our standards have to abide by them. You’re awfully dismissive for not being able to understand the man’s very basic post.

McNugent

Geez, I'm not being dismissive. The point is under 40 guys don't need to go every 6 months. 12 month 1st class medicals if you are less than 40. I get whatever the requirements are, but the poster asked a simple question, and I gave the simple answer. Sheesh this ain't hard

detpilot

Are you saying that under 40 pilots need a medical every 6 months due to international requirements? Because, that is not accurate.

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hummingbear

This may be the first APC thread ever to actually START with contentious politics & name-calling and END UP as a boring discussion of FAA rules.

JoePatroni

I think the confusion stems from the fact that the FAA allows a second class medical for commercial pilots but ICAO does not. Continental used to let FO's get a first-class medical and let it revert to a second class for another six months until they ran into ICAO rules on a ramp check in CDG. Under forty keeps their first-class for the entire year so, for them, it's not an issue.

biggun

It may be a different discussion for females.

My father had a genetic SCN1A mutation and passed it to my sister. My sister's daughter is believed to have gotten severe autism as a result. Females of child bearing age should be cautious. Genetic sequencing-testing may be the best way to tell if you should get any vaccine. I got lucky. The genetic mutation was not passed to me, therefore not passed to my children.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2843136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1867082/

rickair7777

An adverse reaction to a vaccine can certainly be genetically pre-determined. It can also be the result of environment factors, or a combination of both.

But vaccines don't alter your DNA (including the new mRNA vaccines). The vaccines cause autism fraud was totally debunked years ago, and revealed as being instigated and funded by lawyers who specialized in suing pharmaceutical companies

If you want to worry about autism, I'd suspect most cases are a combination of genetic pre-disposition AND some sort of environmental exposure. Among people we know the autism runs in military and farmer families... both of which can be exposed to a variety of industrial chemicals which are rarely present in suburbia. My approach to autism prevention was to switch to a mostly organic diet for the whole family when we started trying. For health in general try to avoid unnecessary exposure to chemicals, ex long sleeve and rubber gloves when working on cars, careful what you spray on the lawn/garden, etc.

There is in fact research towards DNA vaccines and pharma, which could have utility against things like cancer. But that's just research at this point, and since it would actually interact with your DNA there are additional safety factors which they'll have to consider before any deployment. You could reasonably be slightly concerned about that someday.

Grumble

Who said I identify as a man?

Happy now?

baseball

I was told "Agent Orange" exposure was a big deal in this area. Your family's (mother and father) exposure to chemicals, toxins, etc., adds up at the end of the day. One giant gumbo of chemicals that some effect DNA and some effect other stuff, like immune response. Who (if anyone) can figure this stuff out?

biggun

There is an abundance of data that reveals an over-abundance of immunizations can and has altered children's psycho-motor and psycho-development. In addition, more data on females taking vaccines and other similar substances/vectors and how it may affect a child invetro. Also more data on female reproduction. This is NOT likely the forum to offer "an affirmative" recommendation regarding vaccination efficacy, etc. You may have an opinion on vaccine-autism "so called fraud." I would hate to have a female take your advice and suffer grave consequences. Caution is the order of the day. Too many other (contra) studies debunk the so-called (fraud). It's opinion and conjecture.

Anything medically that adds risk to one's life should be adequately discussed with a physician and those risks explored. There are mainstream Doctors that are very concerned about immune responses and DNA pre exposure risk factors. So much so that you are now seeing an alteration of the standard pre-school immunization cocktail. Informed parents are now spreading out those shots over a much longer period of time to reduce the stress to the immune system and subsequent endocrine and hormonal response. it will take about 20 years to see the new data as these young children develop and mature. Females of child bearing years should be cautious of what they put into their bodies, to include immunizations. Genetic predisposition and environmental exposure is a great place to start. One's environment is both within and outside of one's body.