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Illness. Even a minor illness suffered in day‐to‐day living can seriously degrade performance of many piloting tasks vital to safe flight. Illness can produce fever and distracting symptoms that can impair judgment, memory, alertness, and the ability to make calculations.
Commercial air carriers train their flight attendants to recognize common symptoms of distress and to respond to medical emergencies with first-aid, basic resuscitation techniques, and the use of emergency medical oxygen.
Many airlines provide medical clearance for passengers with recent or unstable medical conditions. Many use a special medical form based on the IATA Medical Information Form (MEDIF). Those passengers with chronic, but stable, medical conditions, and those with additional needs,
Introduction. It is important for a pilot to be aware of the mental and physical standards required for the type of flying done. This chapter provides information on medical certification and on a variety of aeromedical factors related to flight activities. Obtaining a Medical Certificate.
In order to separate air traffic and prevent collisions, aircraft in cruise flight fly at common pressure levels known as flight levels (abbreviated to FL). The flight levels correspond to the altitude in 100-ft increments (hectofeet) above the pressure surface of 1,013.25 hPa calculated according to the standard atmosphere.
25 sty 2024 · A flight level (FL) is a standard pressure altitude, expressed as three numbers. Aircraft flying on flight levels all measure their altitude from the same pressure setting, 1013.2 Hpa (or 29.92 InHg). This is based on the principle of something called the International Standard Atmosphere.
Air travel has certain unique features which must be considered by passengers with certain medical conditions and by their treating physician to ensure safe, comfortable and uneventful flight journey for the passenger. 1.0 The principle factors to be considered when assessing passenger’s fitness for air travel are as follows:
