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I took flight training early on in my diagnosis with HIV. The FAA limited me to a #rd class medical certificate at the time even thoujgh I had no symptoms and had never taken any meds. Therefore nearly grounding me or at the very least it kept me from flying for hire. Really depressed me for a long time. The reason being at the time they didn't know enough about HIV. Now that I'm over 20yrs pos. and have only gone on meds over the last couple of years I can see why there are restrictions. Cont.
Sounds like people with this disease really need to unionize collectively. This is a blatant attack against us and is setting a horrible precedent. It will be repeated if something is not done.
This is wrong. He medical files should not have been passed on. They are private between you and your Doctor.
I'd be curious to know more about pilots who are HIV+. I understand that a pilot can still fly if he discloses to the FAA medical examiner but can only use meds from an approved list, have a VL below 1000 and T Cells above 500 and take brain tests. Anyone know about this?
This is sooooo stupid. An airline pilot is NOT going to spread hiv around by flying an airplane. The government needs to address more important issues like finding a cure. I feel the government is fueling all the misconceptions of hiv disease.
What in the hell does being HIV + have to do with flying a plane? Didn't the US DOJ rule recently that one cannot discriminate in employment due to HIV status?? UGH. I wish I knew what airline fired the pilot so that I could start a boycott!
Let me get this right in my head... you can lose your pilots license for being HIV? OK so 20+ years ago when I tested poz, my passport was revoked. In the last few years I am now able to once again get my passport, but no longer have the means to travel out of country. At the time I thought and still do was foolish. Like I was going to be the next â??Typhoid Maryâ?â?¦ REALLY? Same deal with a pilot.. I just donâ??t get the connection here. EVERY flight crew has a pilot and Co-pilot, so if it is a matter of fatigue, I still donâ??t, canâ??t see reasoning here.
Darren
Cont. If you are asymptomatic and on no meds there should be no restrictions as long as you are being folloed by a doctor. It was a different era back then and I understand now I still qaulify for a sport license.Its not flying for the big leagues but it's better than being grounded for no reason.
June 22, 2011 • n hollywood