Many people – pilots included – will struggle with depression at some point in their lives. About 8.4% of people will receive a related diagnosis in…
In our initial article on disqualifying conditions we laid out the entire list of federally mandated disqualifying medical conditions. There are ways that the FAA can…
The whole point of the FAA medical certification process is to ensure that pilots do not become incapacitated while flying. MedXpress questions 18b about “dizziness or…
If you look at the list of Disqualifying Conditions you’ll probably notice that many of them are associated with the heart, almost half of the named…
Aviation and Aerospace medicine are, by necessity, defensive medicine. When faced with the unknown and how it may affect the body in an abnormal environment, discretion…