Medicine 1 (Slovakia or Wien )

bq. If you want to know, the Austrian Airlines examiner wants to charge €276 for a Class I renewal. The other option in Vienna is called “Privatklinik” and they actually advertise a different price for “Austrian” and “non-Austrian” citizens, I kid you not: https://wiener-privatklinik.com/en/aeromedical-center/ I know that Austria is a bit of a mafia and the aviation side in particular rather Wild West-ish, but now I’m half-expecting a portrait of the country’s most famous citizen hanging on their wall.

They charge a whooping 1050 EUR for a 1st class initial check (850 for a non-EU citizen + additional 200 if you had an eye surgery). And I’m sure it will be higher at the end, because they didn’t mentioned all the additional fees.

I would really appreciate if someone could share some information about Military Aviation Hospital in Slovakia (Kosice).

Yes; that should work, but the authority holding your medical records (and having to be satisfied with them) is still France. And if France objected to a Norwegian medical, you would be stuck.

Well I did renew my medical twice in Norway for a PPL isued and renewed by France without any issue. I don’t know about initial medical though …

@igor, this thread might be useful.

It has been the intention for years for the country of license issue to be the same as the country of medical issue. This was stated to prevent “medical tourism”, where the most “interesting” examples were initial JAA medicals obtained in Hungary.

I have no idea about the current practice, however.

bq. If you want to know, the Austrian Airlines examiner wants to charge €276 for a Class I renewal. The other option in Vienna is called “Privatklinik” and they actually advertise a different price for “Austrian” and “non-Austrian” citizens, I kid you not: https://wiener-privatklinik.com/en/aeromedical-center/

I know that Austria is a bit of a mafia and the aviation side in particular rather Wild West-ish, but now I’m half-expecting a portrait of the country’s most famous citizen hanging on their wall.

I wonder if this overall price might be because some of the medical tests and exam can be covered by the local health insurance and this would not apply to Austrian citizens? I know that the cost of a French medical will vary depending upon the level of additional insurance you have over and above what your “Carte Vital” will pay for. The Doc will charge you for the paperwork, but the exam and medical tests costs will vary form person to person.

Regards, SD..

you should get your medical certificate (at least the first one) in the same country that issues your pilot license

Can somebody confirm this?

Renewal or initial? The (not very readable, but undeniably exhaustive) price list seems to quote €310 for an initial and €153 for a renewal, but there may possibly be other charges that are not included.

I was thinking of Slovakia (Kosice) when I was considering my class I. A colleague of mine went a few months ago for his, and it was about 250 euros.

To give some fresh info, the list of aeromedical centres in Austria may be found, not at what passes for a Civil Aviation Authority (I called, spoke in English, the woman hanged up ), but at the Austrocontrol website, here: https://www.austrocontrol.at/en/pilots/aeromedical_section/centres

If you want to know, the Austrian Airlines examiner wants to charge €276 for a Class I renewal. The other option in Vienna is called “Privatklinik” and they actually advertise a different price for “Austrian” and “non-Austrian” citizens, I kid you not: https://wiener-privatklinik.com/en/aeromedical-center/

I know that Austria is a bit of a mafia and the aviation side in particular rather Wild West-ish, but now I’m half-expecting a portrait of the country’s most famous citizen hanging on their wall.

There is a third place, in Salzburg, who were approved earlier this year (2018). Price for an initial Class I is €720 but the lady on the phone had no idea about renewals.

So basically, get on the train to Prague or České Budějovice (Budweis if you’re a German speaker) and get it done for €125. Another option is with the Slovak Air Force hospital as the gentleman above pointed out. The price for a renewal is €153 (http://www.lvn.sk/index.php/sk/cennik.html) and it is still being done in Košice. More info here if you understand Slovak: http://www.lvn.sk/index.php/sk/ambulancia-leteckej-dopravnej-a-klinickej-psychologie.html

There must be something in Budapest as well, but my Hungarian is not quite up to scratch.