Presented to: Sun ‘N Fun 2007 By: James R. Fraser, M.D. Deputy Federal Air Surgeon Date: Friday, April 20, 2007 Federal Aviation Administration Office

Presented to: Sun ‘N Fun 2007

By: James R. Fraser, M.D.

Deputy Federal Air Surgeon

Date: Friday, April 20, 2007

Federal AviationAdministrationOffice of Aerospace

Medicine Update

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Office of Aerospace Medicine UpdateFebruary 2, 2007

Aerospace Medicine Programs

• Aeromedical Standards• Airman Medical Certification• Occupational Health• Substance Abuse/Dependence

Abatement• Aeromedical Education• Research



Recent Decisions• Multifocal Lenses

• New protocols for Aviation Medical Examiners Special Issuances

• Heart Transplants

• Hypertrophic Cardiac Myopathy

• FAA MedXPress







Current Issues

Medical Certificates Under Age 40 (NPRM)

- First Class - 1 year

- Third Class - 5 years

Antidepressant Medications Working Group



Current Issues with Sport Pilot

• Operational Limits

- Max. Gross Weight 1,320 Lbs.

- Max. Stall Speed 45 Knots

- Max. Speed 120 Knots

- Max. Two-Place

- Day VFR Only

- Single, Non-Turbine Engine

- Fixed Landing Gear



Current Issues with Sport Pilot (Continued)

• Medical Requirements - FAA medical certificate or a valid U.S. driver’s license - An individual may not use a driver’s license if:

- A certificate was not issued with the individual’s most recent application; - The individual’s most recent application

has been denied, suspended, or revoked; - The individual’s most recent Authorization

for a special issuance medical certificate has been withdrawn



Current Issues with Age 60

• ICAO Implemented New Standard - Nov. 23, 2006

• FAA Administrator’s National Press Club Speech - Jan. 30, 2007

• Notice of Proposed Rule Making

Documents

Presented to: Sun ‘N Fun 2007 By: James R. Fraser, M.D. Deputy Federal Air Surgeon Date: Friday, April 20, 2007 Federal Aviation Administration Office