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The Flight Instructor Who Gave Selflessly

Guest Post: By Stephen Hopson Today I was going to write about the success of the “Flight to Hartford” project with my church (you can find it listed under my name) and tie it into the universal laws of attraction and giving. But something else came up, taking priority. I just learned that a man …

December 9, 2009 – 6:24 am | By av8er | Posted in Aeromedical Factors, Flight Lessons, Flying Stories, Important Aviation Personalities, Learn To Fly | Tagged aeromedical, air traffic control, aircraft, airplane, cessna, checkride, corporate jets, fit for flight, flight fitness, Flight Training, flying, flying club, health, hearing, Learn To Fly, pilot, pilot certificate, Thinking about Flight Training, traffic control tower | Comments (2)

Types and Effects of Noise exposure in Aviation

In one of my previous articles we talked about the Sound, Hearing and Noise in aviation. You can read that article by clicking here. Let’s talk now about the types and effects of noise. Types of Noise Steady: Continuous noise of sudden or gradual onset and long duration (more than 1 second). Examples: aircraft power …

November 5, 2009 – 11:08 pm | By av8er | Posted in Aeromedical Factors, Educational, Pilots | Tagged aeromedical, fit for flight, flight fitness, headsets, hearing, noise | Comments (0)

Sean D. Tucker with Oprah Winfrey (video)

Ok guys. The other day I wrote about Sean D. Tucker, the world famous aerobatic pilot, who also is an honorary Thunderbird and Blue Angel, and performs for the the Team Oracle, and was supposed to be on Oprah’s TV show. If you did not get a chance to get the courage, or time, to …

November 3, 2009 – 6:47 pm | By iflyasa | Posted in Aviation Videos, General Aviation News, Important Aviation Personalities, Pilots, Videos | Tagged aerobatic, aerobatic pilot, aircraft, airplane, amelia, aviation, blue angel, blue angels, canadian snowbirds, civilian pilot, first lady, flight, flight fitness, Flight Training, flying, oprah winfrey, pilot, reid hillview airport, rod machado, thunderbird, thunderbirds | Comments (1)

FAA Medical Certificate online application

Whoa! I just bumped into this information accidentally while doing some research on Airparks. Somehow I ended up on Rosamond Airpark’s website, and guess what I found? As just about everything else is migrating online (internet), FAA has already moved the FAA pilot medical certificate application online as well. I had no idea about this. …

November 3, 2009 – 12:59 am | By av8er | Posted in Aeromedical Factors, FAA - Federal Aviation Administration, Pilot Medical Certificate, Pilots, Student Pilot | Tagged ame, FAA, federal aviation administration, fit for flight, flight fitness, medical certificate | Comments (1)

Whiskey Compass

In one of my previous posts I talked about an ol’ pilot rule-of-thumb (we also call them memory aid) called “Whiskey Compass”. This was in relation to Alcohol and Aviation. Most of the newer generation pilots know this rule as “Bottle to Throttle”. Well the rule is 8 hours from bottle to throttle, and you …

October 11, 2009 – 8:37 am | By av8er | Posted in Aeromedical Factors, Aviation Lingo, Educational, Flight Lessons, Learn To Fly, Pilots | Tagged acronyms, aircraft, airplane, alcohol, f, FAA, federal aviation administration, fit for flight, flight fitness, pilot, pilot checklist, wet compass | Comments (4)

Alcohol and Aviation

I was reading an article about when do you have to report a DUI or DWI related action (in a motor vehicle) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)? You can read it here. It is true that any arrest, and/or conviction has to be reported to the FAA within 60 days, as required by FAR …

October 10, 2009 – 12:32 am | By av8er | Posted in Aeromedical Factors, Aviation Lingo, Educational, FAA - Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Lessons, Flight Training, General Aviation, Learn To Fly, Pilot Medical Certificate, Pilots | Tagged acronyms, alcohol, aviation, FAA, fit for flight, flight fitness, pilot, pilot certificate, pilot in command | Comments (2)

Laser Eye Surgery for Pilots

Currently, about 55% of the civilian pilots in the United States must utilize some form of refractive correction to meet the vision requirements for medical certification. While spectacles are the most common choice for aviators, recent studies show a growing number of pilots have opted for refractive surgical procedures, which include laser refractive surgery. The information in this brochure describes the benefits as well as possible pitfalls laser refractive surgery offers to those considering these procedures.

October 7, 2009 – 4:13 pm | By iflyasa | Posted in Aeromedical Factors, Educational, FAA - Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Training, Pilots | Tagged aeromedical, astigmatism, flight fitness, flying, hyperopia, lasik, myopia, presbyopia, soda, Statement of Demonstrated Ability, sunglasses | Comments (2)

Medications and Flying

Does this story sound familiar? It’s Sunday morning, the last day of a three-day trip. You have four hours of flying ahead of you to get back home, but something about the air conditioner last night has left you with stuffy nose and sinuses this morning. You know from your training and experience that flying …

October 7, 2009 – 3:10 pm | By CFI | Posted in Aeromedical Factors, Educational, FAA - Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Lessons, Flight Training, General Aviation, Learn To Fly, Pilot Medical Certificate, Pilots | Tagged aeromedical, aviation medicine, cross country, day trip, fit for flight, flight, flight fitness, Flight Training, flying, health, medical certificate, medication, medication reactions, motion sickness, sinus | Comments (1)

Fit for Flight

Being Fit for Flight does not mean that you necessarily have to be a bodybuilder and all ripped with muscles, or a marathon runner. Looking ripped is probably more of a personal choice, but fit for flight is to stay in good shape. Anyways, looking ripped with muscles and a perfect looking body may have …

October 7, 2009 – 1:22 pm | By av8er | Posted in Aeromedical Factors, Educational, Flight Lessons, Flight Training, Pilot Medical Certificate, Pilots | Tagged fit for flight, flight fitness, health, medical certificate, ripped | Comments (4)

Sunglasses for Pilots

Sunglasses help safeguard a pilot’s most important sensory asset — vision. A quality pair of sunglasses is essential in the cockpit environment to optimize visual performance. Sunglasses reduce the effects of harsh sunlight, decrease eye fatigue, and protect ocular tissues from exposure to harmful solar radiation. Additionally, they protect the pilot’s eyes from impact with …

October 4, 2009 – 9:58 pm | By av8er | Posted in Aviation Lingo, Educational, FAA - Federal Aviation Administration, Pilots | Tagged aerobatic, aerobatic maneuvers, aerobatics, aeromedical, american optometric association, bird strike, bright sunlight, cockpit, cockpit environment, dark adaptation, decompression, eye fatigue, flight fitness, flying, flying debris, harsh sunlight, infrared radiation, ocular, ocular tissues, performance sunglasses, pilot, solar radiation, sunglasses, ultraviolet radiation, uva and uvb, uvb protection, vision, wavelength radiation | Comments (2)

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