Do I need to save the "back side" of the medical?

[RussR]

I get a new one of these silly archaic documents* every 6 months. I cut it out of the sheet of paper as I'm sure most people do. Is the "back side", meaning the Conditions of Issue part, considered part of the medical? If, where it says "Fold Here", I just cut it off, is that going to cause any problems on a ramp check? (Is "Fold Here" an instruction, or a recommendation? )

* 1st class medical itself isn't what I'm calling silly and archaic, it's the requirement to carry a physical piece of paper instead of just some digital file or online database that is silly and archaic.

 

[Baked Potato]

Good question - you really can't be too careful with your W&B.

 

[MauleSkinner]

“Fold here” is an abbreviation for “Fold here, then cut”.

 

[RussR]

Good question - you really can't be too careful with your W&B.

I do my W&B in grams, don't you?

 

[MauleSkinner]

I do my W&B in grams, don't you?

I thought only @eman1200 did that!

 

[eman1200]

 

[midlifeflyer]

 

[nauga]

The FAA doesn't call it 'the back side,' it's the region of reversed medical commands.

Nauga,
kind of a drag

 

[MauleSkinner]

The FAA doesn't call it 'the back side,' it's the region of reversed medical commands.

Nauga,
kind of a drag

Does it exhibit reverse sensing as well?

Maulepilot,
With blue and yellow sides of the CDI

 

[mandm]

Someone should send a letter to the FAA asking for clarification.

 

[Larry in TN]

The full form is required.

 

[bbchien]

If you cut it off it is no longer a medical certificate.
The back page IS PART OF THE CERTIFICATE.

 

[AchillesLastStand]

I know of someone that got ramp checked, and he had cut that part off of his medical. The FAA deemed it invalid, and he had to get a replacement.

 

[Half Fast]

it's the region of reversed medical commands.

I thought that was Oklahoma City.....

 

[RussR]

I thought that was Oklahoma City.....

Well that would make sense...

 

[Mike0125]

If you cut it off it is no longer a medical certificate.
The back page IS PART OF THE CERTIFICATE.

Very true. I’m a retired federal agent and we occasionally conducted ramp checks looking for smugglers. That medical certificate would be considered an “altered document” and would be invalid.