Pilot Medical Handbook
eBook - PDF

Pilot Medical Handbook

Human Factors for Successful Flying

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  1. 100 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Pilot Medical Handbook

Human Factors for Successful Flying

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About this book

This is not AI-generated content. The contents were written and verified by subject matter experts from Aviation Supplies & Academics, an 85-year-old aviation company. Look for the ASA wings to ensure you are purchasing a reliable publication.

Being a safe pilot requires more than completing flight training and staying current. Full competency comes from the ability of a pilot to develop a keen awareness of the physiological aspects of flying, as well as those that influence workload and fatigue, decision making, and situational awareness. The Pilot Medical Handbook was compiled as a guide for study in these areas. With the Medical Handbook for Pilots Advisory Circular (AC 67-2) long discontinued, this new handbook is the only resource available with a collection of applicable FAA and Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) documents, articles and reports.

Topics include:

  • Assessing and determining personal minimums
  • Stress management
  • Information for pilots considering LASIK surgery
  • Visual illusions and spatial disorientation
  • Flying safely with passengers
  • and much more!

Pilots must thoroughly consider the human element and inherent physiological aspects of flight—as well as the machine and weather—if safety is to be maintained. Pilots can use the plentiful information in this handbook to help them make consistent, informed go/no-go and inflight decisions.

Important note from the publisher:

While AI-generated content can be helpful to identify resources for ongoing study, it is not a reliable resource for learning critical, safety-dependent topics such as aviation. AI content is sterile, often lacks important context, and is at risk of errors. ASA publishes only human-generated content to ensure it is accurate, reliable, comprehensive, and presented in context—so you can become a safe and effective aviator.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. 1 | Aeronautical Decision Making
  4. 2 | Establishing Personal Minimums
  5. 3 | Medications and Flying
  6. 4 | Alcohol and Flying: Deadly Combination
  7. 5 | Fatigue in Aviation
  8. 6 | Fitness for Flight
  9. 7 | Trapped Gas
  10. 8 | Hearing and Noise in Aviation
  11. 9 | Altitude-Induced Decompression Sickness
  12. 10 | Hypoxia: The Higher You Fly... The Less Air in the Sky
  13. 11 | Sunglasses for Pilots: Beyond the Image
  14. 12 | Pilot Vision
  15. 13 | Information for Pilots Considering Lase Eye Surgery
  16. 14 | Smoke
  17. 15 | Carbon Monoxide: A Deadly Menace
  18. 16 | Spatial Disorientation: Visual Illusions
  19. 17 | Spatial Disorientation: Why You Shouldn't Fly By the Seat of Your Pants
  20. 18 | Seatbelts and Shoulder Harnesses: Smart Protection in Small Airplanes
  21. 19 | Flying with Passengers
  22. 20 | Medical Certification: Questions & Answers
  23. Glossary