The federal government has no intention of bringing back regular in-person medical exams for pilots, a move decried by an air safety advocacy group.
“It’s long past time to return to full, annual in-person medicals,” says pilot Greg Hill from the organization Free to Fly.
Currently Transport Canada requires a pilot holding a medical certificate to undergo, in normal circumstances, an in-person examination for renewal only if his previous two appointments were completed remotely.
This means a commercial pilot could be three years without being examined directly by a physician.
In response to the pandemic, Transport Canada created an exemption for pilots to be medically screened via telemedicine….