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Aeromedical examination: the complete 2026 guide
Classes 1, 2 and LAPL: what the examination entails, validities, costs and processes in Belgium, France, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
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Flying in good health. The aeromedical examination decoded: classes 1, 2 and LAPL, validities, costs and processes in Belgium, France, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
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Understanding the system won't help you on the day of the appointment
The articles on this site explain what the regulation provides. On D-day, that's no longer the question: it's what do I do in the next three months, and what happens if a point is problematic.
The guide answers that one. Dated retroplanning, step-by-step examination seen from the inside, six complicating cases proofread by three aeromedical examiners, and your country's appendix kept up to date for twelve months.
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