Who needs processed food when nature produces such beautiful food and in amazing colours?
An article on BMI from Nature. Nothing really new after reading this thread, but still interesting in my amateur opinion. It has a few good examples, and mentions possible (but more complicated) alternatives. The formula originates from a statistician trying to find the 1840s average man, so is skewed to 19th century white Belgian males 
I recently had oyster mushrooms fried sautéed in shallots with steamed kale on sourdough toast. Best meal for quite a long time.
Here in Bulgaria we are doing fine on lentil soups and leak with onions and garlic. Unfortunately they were out of sprouts.
If I ever needed proof that I am an old fa*t I definitely got it now. But the food is delicious nevertheless.
Also had one of the best Cesar salads in a long time here.
I think a good method to minimise any BP issues at your medical is
Peter, most UK AMEs allow you to bring your own BP readings made at home (for a PPL, not CPL), so you could do it that way – made a three measurements at a time over a course of a few days and write those numbers on a paper. :)
Not heard of that before…
So what’s the point of an AME then?
172driver wrote:
So what’s the point of an AME then?
I think many pilots around the world are asking the very same question…
(in a cranky voice) “Many, many moons ago no one understood the human health and it interacts with flying and so the first AMEs were introduced…” :)
most UK AMEs allow you to bring your own BP readings made at home
Can you also bring reports of self-assessed visual acuity? Asking for a friend
Good Q but we don’t have a choice – unless you go on the UK PMD (or the French UL medical) but then you cannot fly outside your own country. UK PMD+PPL holders can fly to France in an amateur built annex 1. The PMD now covers the IMCR but for European travel, or an IR, you need the Class 2.
FWIW, I spoke to one AME the other day about the PMD and the reaction was as unhappy as I could imagine that AME to produce. So it is an amazing thing that the UK CAA did something so visionary. I pay £300 for my UK medical now, which is about 1hr, and this is no doubt because the PMD has eliminated > 50% of UK PPL business.
Actually I wonder if the CAA knew about a possible legal action, like Pape who got an ATPL but limited to Australia. Let’s face it – the Class 2 could never be defended on pilot incapacitation statistics.
Anyway, my post about BP was intended to help people who want the Class 1 or Class 2. I bet you that if you eat the “average food” then that list will knock 30/30 off your BP reading. And IME most AMEs measure BP incorrectly; I’ve had the test right on walking through the door, after driving for 2hrs.
