IFA Aviation Medical Information

• Pilot Medical Certification - Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Medical Certification 
• The AME’s Definition of Hypertension
• Allergies—Nothing to Sneeze At
• Carbon Monoxide: A Hidden Killer
• A Checklist for Pilots Approaching the Flight Physical
• Choosing the Right Sunglasses
• Deep Vein Thrombosis and Travel
• The Dreaded Medical
• Fill Up on Fluids
• Fit to Fly: Why the In-Shape Pilot is a Better Pilot
• Flicker Vertigo—Know It to Avoid It
• Have You Ever Just "LOST IT" In An Airplane?
• Headaches Can Be a Pain In The Neck
• Heat Disorders
• Herbal Remedies: Solution or Problem?
• Hope for Flyers Battling Disease
• How to Experience Hypoxia Without Leaving the Ground
• How to Speed Your Medical Certification
• Hypoxia Isn’t Just Hype
• Is FAA’s Web-Based Technology Investment Justified?
• Jet Lag: The Hidden Costs of Travel
• LASIK Eye Surgery for Pilots: Go or No Go?
• Managing Illness Aloft
• The Medical Certification of Civilian Pilots Fitted With Multi-Focal Contact Lenses
• Medicating and Aviating
• Rare Air: Why You Should Carry Supplemental Oxygen
• Returning to Flight After Depression
• The Road Back After Heart Problems
• Stress
• Taking the Pressure Out of Hypertension
• Things to Consider When You’re Under the Weather
• Truth or Dare: Telling the FAA About Your Health
• So, You Thought You Had a Current Medical?
• Tired Takeoffs: Drawing the Line on Fatigue
• The Upside and Downside of Caffeine
• What Happens When a Pilot gets a DUI/DWI?
• Smoking: Hazardous to Your Aviation Health

Aviation Medical Examiner Directory