IFA Aviation Medical Information

Pilot Medical Certification

• A Checklist for Pilots Approaching the Flight Physical
• Aeromedical Advisory: Building a Lasting Relationship
• Certifying the Physically Challenged
• Q&A: Conditions Which Would Revoke a Third-class Medical
• How Risk Based Decision Making Helps Us Help You
• How to Regain Your Aviation Medical Certification After a Heart Problem
• How to Speed Your Medical Certification
• Is FAA's Web-Based Technology Investment Justified?
• Keeping Your Medical
• Q&A: Light Sport Medical Requirements
• Medical 101 - Understanding the Airman Medical Process
• Medical Certification Basics
• Medical Certification - Where Do I Start?
• Pilot Medical Certification - Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Medical Certification
• So, You Thought You Had a Current Medical?
• Take the XPress Lane - Learn How to Fast-Track Your Airman Medical Certificate
• The Dreaded FAA Physical Exam
• The Dreaded Medical
• The Medical Certification of Civilian Pilots Fitted With Multi-Focal Contact Lenses
• The Right Stuff - What Kind of Medical Must I Hold?
• Truth or Dare: Telling the FAA About Your Health
• What is the Purpose of the FAA Medical Certificate?
• Working with Your AME

Allergy Issues

• Allergies-Nothing to Sneeze At
• Q&A: Seasonal Allergy Medication
• Seasons of Discontent
• Sneezes and Zzzzs

Childhood Conditions

• Q & A: Childhood Diagnosis of ADHD
• Q & A: Childhood Fever

Dehydration Issues

• Defeating Dehydration
• Fill Up on Fluids
• Staying Hydrated on Long Flights

Depression Issues

• FAA Proposes New Policy on Antidepressants for Pilots
• Q&A: Occasional Depression
• Returning to Flight After Depression

DUI Issues

• Dealing with DUI
• What Happens When a Pilot gets a DUI/DWI?

Eye/Vision Issues

• A Blinding Flash
• Choosing the Right Sunglasses
• Colors of the Rainbow
• The Eyes Have It
• Flicker Vertigo-Know It to Avoid It
• I Can See Clearly Now
• Information for Pilots Considering Laser Eye Surgery
• LASIK Eye Surgery for Pilots: Go or No Go?
• The Medical Certification of Civilian Pilots Fitted With Multi-Focal Contact Lenses
• Recognizing the Causes of Spatial Disorientation

Fatigue

• (Don't Be) Asleep at the Switch
• Fighting Fatigue
• Finding and Fighting Fatigue
• Jet Lag: The Hidden Costs of Travel
• Sneezes and Zzzzs
• Tired Takeoffs: Drawing the Line on Fatigue
• The Upside and Downside of Caffeine

Heart Issues

• An MI In The Sky
• Heart to Heart
• How to Regain Your Aviation Medical Certification After a Heart Problem
• The Road Back After Heart Problems

Hypertension Issues

• Taking the Pressure Out of Hypertension
• The AME's Definition of Hypertension

Hypoxia Issues

• Flying High: Do You Have What It Takes?
• How to Experience Hypoxia Without Leaving the Ground
• Hypoxia Isn't Just Hype
• Rare Air: Why You Should Carry Supplemental Oxygen

Medication Issues

• Correcting the Wrong Idea - Medication Use
• Q&A: Flying After Medicating
• From FDA to FAA - How the FAA Evaluates Drugs for Aeromedical Use
• Herbal Remedies: Solution or Problem?
• Medicating and Aviating
• Q&A: Post-concussion Syndrome
• Purchasing Medications in Foreign Countries
• The Upside and Downside of Caffeine

Additional Articles

• Carbon Monoxide: A Hidden Killer
  
• Deep Vein Thrombosis and Travel
• Diabetics May Still Put Flying in Their Diets
  
• Fit to Fly: Why the In-Shape Pilot is a Better Pilot
• From the Logbook: Flying . . . Is It Worth Staying Healthy For?
  
• Have You Ever Just "LOST IT" In An Airplane?
  
• Headaches Can Be a Pain In The Neck
  
• Heat Disorders
  
• Hope for Flyers Battling Disease
• Q&A: Kidney Stones
  
• Managing Illness Aloft
• Overcoming Vertigo
• A Pilot's Guide to Self-Assessing Risk
• Respecting the Laws of Gravity
• Smoking: Hazardous to Your Aviation Health
• Staying in Control as We Age
  
• Stress
• Survival Basics
• Things to Consider When You're Under the Weather

Additional Medical Information

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