I recently had a functional capacity evaluation to determine my physical ability due to an injury. The doctor that did my fce has stated that the physical demands to fly a general aviation aircraft(I am a student pilot)exceed my physical abilities. He says the preflight of the aircraft would require an extreme amount of bending twisting and crawling around under the plane. I have my ppl and never had to do any of this except for your normal walk around, check the oil and fuel. He also states that I would be subject to jarring and bouncing around do to the turbulence and small airplanes can't handle turbulence well. Being limited on my experience I have been bounced around worse in my car than any plane I've been in. If anyone could post they're opinion on general aviation and it's physical demands I would greatly appreciate it as I have to prepare a paper for an upcoming worker's compenstation lawsuit.
Thanks to all for replying as I have limited experience!!
Thanks to all for replying as I have limited experience!!