Had to go to Alnwick for it, but it was worth the trip. Lovely doctor (Colin Brown), really nice.
Can’t remember everything that was tested, but here’s what I do remember….
- Urine (yes, tasted fine)
- Ears (check I could equalize while he looked inside)
- Eyes (Near and Far Vision, including colour blind test, squint test, cross-eye test, quite a lot of eye stuff)
- Height/Weight (5ft 8in, 87kg (short and fat, I knew that!))
- Reflexes
- Some leg bending whilst lying down (not sure what that was about)
- Lungs + Heart (with stethoscope)
- Prodded all over my stomach and sides (?!)
- Hernia test (COUGH COUGH)
- And an ECG (which I don’t remember having to do last time)
All fine. My nearsight is poor (get that from my mum), so I have a “limitation” on my licence, which means I need to wear glasses. But, all good apart from that. I asked him if there was anything that may cause me not to get the Class 1 Medical (required for a Commercial Pilot’s Licence) and there was nothing that his tests found. There are more tests on the CPL one, like running whilst connected to a breathing apparatus, x-rays etc etc…
On a plus note, he explained my ECG to me, and he was very complementary of that. Apparently, I am “Sinus Brachycardia” (or something like that), which means I am “quite fit”. Pleased all these bike rides aren’t wasted 
So, when Steve tells me it’s solo time, I’m ready to rock’n'roll (not literally I hope !) 
