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Procedure:
This chart represents the number of drinks it would take to bring your blood alcohol concentration to a particular level in one hour.
1. Locate the line that corresponds to your body weight.
2. From left to right, each square represents one drink.
3. The first dark line to … Read More
Recovering Alcoholic Airmen and Medical Certification Standards
The Federal Air Surgeon’s Column
Editorial, by Jon L. Jordan, MD, JD
Almost 7% of the 344 general aviation pilot fatalities in 1994 were found at postmortem to have tissue levels of alcohol at 0.04% or higher. We in the Office of Aerospace … Read More
The diagnosis or history of: Alcoholism, Substance Dependence, or Substance Abuse is disqualifying in the absence of favorable clinical evidence.
According to the FAA, “Substance” includes: Alcohol; other sedatives and hypnotics; anxiolytics; opiods; central nervous system stimulant such as cocaine, amphetamines, and similarly acting sympathomimetic; hallucinogens; phencyclidine or similarly acting … Read More
Medications, Pilots, & Flight
Matthew M. Cooper, MD MBA FACS FAsMA FCAMA CPL CFI
Contained in the “IMSAFE” checklist that pilots should complete at a minimum during the planning phase and before flight is the use of medications and their potential impact … Read More
PILOT BEHAVIOR – THE MIND OF THE PILOT
The FAA has increasingly allowed psychotropic drugs and has given Aviation Medical Examiners the authority to approve low-level mental health cases. Pilots with minor mental issues will now stand a better chance for fast issuance of their FAA Medical certification. While these … Read More
Erwin Samuelson, MD, F.A.A.F.P, Senior AME
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The following information outlines essential information and resources to help you obtain and retain FAA medical certification.
Very few people can’t obtain FAA medical certification. The initial determination is made by a designated FAA Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), however, the Aerospace Medical Certification Division … Read More
The goal Pilot Medical Solutions is to provide pilots with a proactive approach to potentially challenging FAA medical issues.
This document addresses the most common reasons unsuspecting pilots may lose their medical certification.
Please consult your physician. The issues discussed here are presented here as guidelines and are not applicable … Read More
FACILITY OPERATIONS, Introduction and Medical Requirements
Facility Operation and
Administration
February 16, 2006
Includes Change 1 dated 8/3/06
Facility Operation and Administration
7210.3U
Foreword
This order provides direction and guidance for the day-to-day operation of facilities and offices under the administrative jurisdiction of … Read More
