Medical certification for pilots of commercial suborbital spaceflights.

Full Abstract

The Aerospace Medical Association convened a Working Group on October 31, 2008, with the objective of preparing a position statement on medical certification for pilots of commercial suborbital flights. The discussion concerned two areas: medical standards and the content of the medical examination. The Working Group found that the current medical standards for the Federal Aviation Administration Class I certificate were reasonable for crews flying suborbital profiles. It further recommended that the medical examination include a history and physical examination as well as urinalysis, hemoglobin/hematocrit, hemoglobin A1c, and ECG.

Author information

Author/s: Ad Hoc Committee of the Aerospace Medical Association;

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Guideline; Journal Article

Journal: Aviation, space, and environmental medicine (Aviat Space Environ Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 80 (issue 9) : pp 824-6

Dates: Created 2009/09/15; Completed 2009/10/08;

PMID: 19750882, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/8/2009, IMS Date: )

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