Hello! I am turning 18 in the near future and have had T1D for nearly 4 years. I am looking to start flight training soon through the Private Pilots License and ultimately become a Commercial Pilot in the future. My question is, can I become a Commercial Pilot if I have T1D. I understand that this article: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_u...-diabetes-allowed-to-fly-commercial-aircraft/ says pilots with diabetes allowed to fly commercial aircraft, however does this mean that if you are a pilot and hold a license and you develop T1D while you hold your license that you can go back into commercial operations or does it mean that anyone with T1D can become a commercial pilot and fly commercial aircraft? @ScottyD
Can I become a commercial Airline pilot with Type 1 Diabetes
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Might be worth directing queries to the Civil Aviation Authority?
http://www.caa.co.uk/search/?query=diabetes pilots
Good Luck.
Tony
Might be worth directing queries to the Civil Aviation Authority?
http://www.caa.co.uk/search/?query=diabetes pilots
Good Luck.
Tony
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http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/post-meal-spike.109831/#post-1280551
Here's a thread where @ScottyD talks a bit about commercial flying with diabetes. A bit of light reading until you hear from him directly
Here's a thread where @ScottyD talks a bit about commercial flying with diabetes. A bit of light reading until you hear from him directly
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Good luck! Hope it's a productive call.Thanks for the help guys! I'm about to call the CAA
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Like any critical job/sport, you find you need to run high, rather than risk a hypo.
(Decompression at altitude, - you actually need to remove your pump and carb load!)
Like any critical job/sport, you find you need to run high, rather than risk a hypo.
(Decompression at altitude, - you actually need to remove your pump and carb load!)
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In the US a Type 1 can get a private pilot's license, but you have to keep a glucose log before and after flights and turn it in to the FAA. My brother here has an Air Transport license (can fly commercial airliner) I'll try and ask him. If I had to guess I would say no. Just like you can't join the military with Type 1.
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The OP is in the UK.
Here is more from @ScottyD - a pilot with Type 1:
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/a-big-thank-you.110672/
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Google: UK yes, since 2012. Canada yes, since 2001. US is a big fat NO. Class 3 license only.
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Scotty is a reinstated T1 pilot, the op was asking if it was possible to start out as T1.We don't need Google - we have our very own Type 1 pilot here
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I think what he meant was is it different if you're already a pilot and get diabetes compared to you are already have it and want to be a pilot. I seriously doubt there's a difference. The good part in commercial there's a copilot for most flights. Maybe not bush pilots and floats and stuff but most flights.But they're both in the UK
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You might get some good info from the professional pilots forum here http://www.pprune.org/
They also have a section for medicals and health here. http://www.pprune.org/medical-health-62/
You might get some good info from the professional pilots forum here http://www.pprune.org/
They also have a section for medicals and health here. http://www.pprune.org/medical-health-62/
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@Tipetoo Thank you! I'll be sure to have a look
AmarChana, you might find this forum a useful place to make contacts:
http://www.pprune.org/medical-health/517777-type-1-diabetic-class-1-medical-2.html
Whilst this thread doesn't definitively answer your question, posts are relatively recent, and there may be better threads, using different search criteria. You would be talking to others with working knowledge of commercial flying though.
Good luck with it. It's good to have an aim in life.
