Can People With ADHD Become Pilots?
Original publication date: January 28, 2023 Last Updated: 11 months Author: Max SkylerTopic: Flight PhysiologyNumber of Comments: 0 On face value, ADHD can be perceived, by many medical professionals, as a clinical condition that intrinsically impairs a pilot’s fitness to fly. While there may justifiably be grounds under which ADHD may render a pilot medically […]
Can You Be A Pilot With A Thyroid Problem?
Original publication date: January 9, 2023 Last Updated: 11 months Author: Max SkylerTopic: Flight PhysiologyNumber of Comments: 0 Thyroid problems have been a perennial question mark with respect to a pilot’s fitness to fly, since the early days of FAA medical standards enforcement. Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism specifically have been targeted and singled out as medical conditions […]
