The roadmap to quick certification We have previously discussed how to fill out your MedXPress to reduce the amount of questions your AME may want to…
With some very rare exceptions, the FAA should NEVER take more than six months to a year to review your medical certificate application. That might seem…
We have answered many questions about the PACT Act and its impact on VA disability and FAA medical certification. In order to receive VA disability benefits…
Physical exam guidelines The FAA has specific guidelines on what they want an AME to evaluate. This is to establish a baseline level of standardization across…
Let me start with a word of advice: DON’T DO IT. I will follow that up with a word of warning. You can be fined up…
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…
Diabetes has long been disqualifying under 14 CFR Part 67. In the past several years, the FAA has developed protocols to medically certify pilots with the…
Find an AME near you: Pilot Doctors
With the introduction of the sport pilot rule in 2004, pilot medical certification became both easier and more complex [1]. Instead of scheduling an appointment with…
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…
If you have high blood pressure - or hypertension - you’re in good company. With 116 million Americans sharing the diagnosis, about one in every two…
Earlier in August, we started discussing Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI). Today we will look at a specific one: Arthritis. At its core Arthritis is inflammation…
Every year, millions of Americans are diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). According to some studies, it affects up to 30 percent of males and 15…
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…
Kidney Stones Shouldn’t Weigh You Down for Takeoff. Don’t let them be a Bump in the Road. If you’ve ever passed a large kidney stone, it’s…
Prior to 2013, an Aviation Medical Examiner was limited to one of two options when they completed a flight physical: The airman met all qualifications with…
Despite the cultural beliefs that permeate the aviation community, neither the FAA, nor the Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) are out to take your wings from you. …