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  • Government shutdown? What now? Let's talk Skin Cancer
    Oct 3 2025

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    On this episode, we review any potential changes in flight physical reviews on the basis of the government shutdown. In addition, with the outstanding weather this fall in the upper Midwest, we review ultraviolet radiation effects as it pertains to skin cancer and how that can affect aeromedical certification.

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    16 m
  • FAA Updates from the Civil Aviation Medical Association meeting and AME Grand Rounds
    Sep 26 2025

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    On this episode, we discuss items learned at the Civil Aviation Medical Association meeting (CAMA) in Spokane, Washington along with a few updates from the FAA communicated on the recent AME Grand Rounds held virtually this past week.

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    17 m
  • Will Low Platelet Counts Prevent Issuing a Medical Certificate?
    Sep 5 2025

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    A certain portion of pilots develop low platelet counts, otherwise known as thrombocytopenia. On this episode, we look at how platelets work in the body, what happens if there are not enough platelets, and why the FAA even cares. Having a good plan in place with your AME to deal with this condition is important when considering aeromedical certification.

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    14 m
  • Atrial Fibrillation: A Fluttering Heart and Aeromedical Implications
    Aug 29 2025

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    Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common forms of heart arrhythmia that require Special Issuance Authorization from the FAA. On this episode, we review what testing is required and how difficult the challenge is to obtain a medical waiver for the condition.

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    21 m
  • Head Trauma and the Pilot: Boo boo on the Noggin' to Skull Fractures and Brain Bleeds
    Aug 22 2025

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    Falls, crashes, and other events resulting in head trauma are never planned but can have significant consequences for a pilot's ability to maintain a medical certificate. On this episode, we review the various levels of severity of head trauma as defined by the FAA and navigate direct paths to aeromedical certification.

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    20 m
  • Searching for the "Cog" in the Wheels of the Mind: Neuropsychology Testing in Pilots
    Aug 8 2025

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    On this episode, we visit with an FAA-trained neuropsychologist -- an expert in the field of testing cognitive ability -- often required as part of medical certification in pilots with conditions such as depression, ADHD, prior drug or alcohol disorders, and past head trauma. We ask what to do, and what not to do as part of these testing sessions, often cloaked in anonymity.

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    23 m
  • Alphabet Soup of Aeromedical Certification Acronyms
    Aug 1 2025

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    Many times in the process of obtaining an aviation medical certificate, pilots come across acronyms and terms typically unfamiliar to most people. On this episode, we decipher some of those terms so you can impress friends and family at the hangar or pilot domicile.

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    24 m
  • EAA's AirVenture Highlights and Hosting an FAA AME Refresher Seminar
    Jul 25 2025

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    On this episode, the podcast returns Mitch and Clay from extended vacations to review highlights from one of the largest aviation events in the country held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin -- along with outlining the framework for an upcoming AME refresher seminar to be held by the FAA Education Division on the Mayo Clinic campus.

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    11 m