Weird AME tricks

[SpyFlysDOTs]

Chatting with some pilots today, I was reminded of some weird AME tricks.

Latest, started measuring surgical scars so that I could be identified.
Then he offered to do magic tricks upon completion of the exam.


An AME in the past, had me stand 20 ft cross room, and do the cough test..from 20 ft away.

 

[Big Duke Six]

An AME in the past, had me stand 20 ft cross room, and do the cough test..from 20 ft away

His fingers were 20 ft long then? Holy cr@p, good thing he didn't try to stick them up your @$$.

 

[semperfido]

good ole Dr longfinger......that is a trick i like to weasel out of.

 

[Northern Lights]

As he's typing up my new certificate, he says "Do you have any hearing problems?" -- this was the extent of the hearing test -- I was dumb enough to say "what?"

Of course I quickly realized what I had just said.

 

[Bluto]

An AME in the past, had me stand 20 ft cross room, and do the cough test..from 20 ft away.

Hey, if you were doing the cough test I think you were, you're just lucky he even stayed in the room...

 

[minitour]

You guys are doin' some tough medicals if you've got a cough test.

Mine is "read that line....how are you today? any problems? See ya in 6 mos."

-mini

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

How many fingers am I holding up??? 3.....okay, here is your 1st class......
funny, my medical is today....fun fun fun

 

[kaisersose]

I heard of a doc that would have you bend over, put a pair of rubber hands on your shoulders and then do the prostate exam.

 

[MauleSkinner]

As he's typing up my new certificate, he says "Do you have any hearing problems?" -- this was the extent of the hearing test -- I was dumb enough to say "what?"

Of course I quickly realized what I had just said.

My doc used to do the "whisper test" for hearing...then a few years back they started using "conversational tones"...

he says "You want to know why?", I said "sure"...

The whisper test goes back to the days before airspeed indicators, when you judged your speed by the sound of the wind in the wires. The FAA finally decided that wasn't a necessary skill anymore.

Fly safe!

David

 

[GravityHater]

Just keep on going to Dr. Fogamirror and everything will be fine!