Aeromedical

Officials discussed efforts to reduce medical review backlogs and simplify certification requirements for certain conditions.

Measure would require a comprehensive public list of medications that airmen may use and provide guidance on stabilization periods.

Pilots whose diabetes is controlled without insulin could potentially receive medical certificates directly from an AME.

New pathway allows eligible pilots with anxiety, depression and related conditions to receive subsequent Special Issuance medical certificates from their AMEs.

Existing prohibitions remain in place while the agency studies impairment and return-to-duty standards.

A Senate committee advanced legislation that would require the FAA to provide pilots with clearer, updated guidance on medications and medical certification.

More than a third ‘misuse’ alcohol.

The FAA has dropped plans to deny incomplete medical applications and will work with aviation groups to streamline the certification process.

Sources have told AVweb that a controversial FAA policy to turn incompletely documented medical deferrals into denials has been indefinitely deferred. The policy was supposed to have come into effect on Jan.1, but opposition from a broad base of GA groups prompted a deferral until March 1. The indefinite delay was communicated to AMEs on […]

The FAA has backtracked on a policy change regarding medical denials and deferrals after facing backlash from the industry. Five days after receiving a letter from 14 pilot organizations, the agency says it has deferred implementation of the policy pending further consultation. The new policy would have resulted in medical deferrals sent to the agency […]