what are the medical requierment for being commercial pilot?

Answer 1

There are several different “Classes” of flight medical certificates. Class I being the most intensive/extensive.

Standard requirements for all Class certificates;

Vision correctable to 20/20, no color blindness.
No serious heart condition.
Blood pressure under control.
No medical condition which might cause unconsciousness.

Just to mention a few.

There’s much more to it than this but what is mentioned above are deal killers if not met.

Physical requirements are determined on type of flying to be performed and whether you will be carrying passengers or not and if they are paying you. If you are only flying solo and/or with cargo the requirements are not as stringent.

Answer 2

You have very good answers, "bostonianinmo" has given you the sight also, visit it.

But.

Most airlines have their minimum requierment, which may be more stringent then the governing authorities like FAA or their local counter parts.

Air lines has lots at stake, they have to hand over to a pilots a plain that cost 100s of millions of dollors and above, but more important thing is the life of the pasengers, crews and not to mention the cost of cago on board and liability on ground if the plain crashes.

Most pilots for commercial aviation now a days come from, defence sectors (retiered pilots), with thousands of hours of experience on the equipments, and most join the airlines as co-pilot and not a pilot.

Answer 3

It all depends what you mean by, "commercial." I am getting ready to take my commercial checkride soon and you dont need a second or first class medical to take the checkride, only after the checkride do you need a second class to exercise the priviligages of a commercial pilot, but this does not mean you fly for the airlines, as a matter of fact, you will learn that there is still not to much you can do basically untill you have at least a thuosand hours or so, it sucks but it is reality.

Answer 4

That depends on the kind of "commercial flying" the pilot does.

A "First Class" medical certificates is more stringent than a "Second Class", and some jobs only require the latter

Read the FAA medical standards for pilots here-

Code of Federal Regulations; Title 14--Aeronautics and Space
PART 67--MEDICAL STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=03effd21d861b1bf62bd986000e22d61&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title14/14cfr67_main_02.tpl

Answer 5

Start looking here. It's fairly comprehensive and too much to answer simply here. http://www.faa.gov/pilots/medical/

Answer 6

Good eye-sight.

Answer 7

- good eyesight
- passed psychological exam
- must be physically fit