What do you have to do for a 3rd class medical student pilot certificate?

It's basically a warm body check... If your body is above room temperature, you pass.

Here's the basics for a third class medical/student pilot certificate...

Third class certifications require the least involved examinations of all medical certifications. They are required for those intending to be pilot-in-command of an aircraft under the Private or Recreational pilot certificates or while exercising solo privileges as a student pilot To qualify for a third class medical certificate, pilots must meet the following requirements:

•Distant vision: 20/40 or better in each eye separately, with or without correction

•Near vision: 20/40 or better in each eye separately, with or without correction, as measured at a distance of 16 inches (410 mm)

•Color vision: Demonstrate the ability to perceive the colors necessary for the safe performance of airman duties

•Hearing: Demonstrate the ability to hear an average conversational voice in a quiet room, using both ears, at a distance of six feet, with their back turned to the examiner, or pass an approved audiometric test

•Ear, Nose, and Throat: Exhibit no ear disease or condition manifested by, or that may reasonably be expected to be manifested by, vertigo or a disturbance of speech or equilibrium

•Blood Pressure: Under 155/95

•Mental Status: No diagnosis of psychosis, bipolar disorder, or severe personality disorders

•Substance Dependence: No dependence on alcohol or any pharmacological substance in the previous two years

For pilots under 40 years of age, third class medical certificates expire on the last day of the month they were issued, five years from the date of issue. The FAA changed this rule from three to five years on July 24, 2008. For all others, they expire on the last day of the month they were issued, two years from the date of issue.

It's a physical, but they are mainly looking for problems that could result in sudden incapacitation. They mainly check you for obvious cardiovascular and neurological problems and general health. A full medical history, blood presssure, check reflexes and balance, make sure you are not deaf, blind, or color blind, a urine test for diabetes. I'm not sure a hernia check (turn your head and cough) is required, but is done at the doctor's discretion.

See www.faa.gov and look under 3rd Class Medical Requirements, it'll list what they are looking for. Basically if you can fog a mirror and don't have any issues -- you pass.

Nope, mine just involved me removing my shirt so he could check my pulse, and what not. That's about it.