The following documents are
available at www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilotsafetybrochures AM-400-94/2 Alcohol and Flying: A Deadly
Combination AM-400-95/2 Altitude Decompression Sickness OK05-0270 Carbon Monoxide: A Deadly Threat AM-400-03/2 Deep Vein Thrombosis and Travel AM-400-91/1 Hypoxia: The Higher You Fly, the Less Air….
AM-400-98/3 Hearing and Noise in Aviation AM-400-97/1 Introduction to Human Factors in Aviation AM-400-92/1 Over the Counter Medications and
Flying AM-400-98/2 Pilot Vision AM-400-95/1 Smoke! AM-400-00/1 Spatial Disorientation: Visual Illusions AM-400-03/1 Spatial Disorientation: Why You Shouldn’t
Fly By the Seat of Your Pants AM-400-01/1 Physiological Training Courses for Civil
Aviation Pilots AM-400-05/1 Sunglasses for Pilots: Beyond the Image Find an Aviation Medical Examiner http://www.faa.gov/pilots/amelocator/ http://flightphysical.com/pilot/pilothome.htm This
is a great checklist for taking your Aviation
Medical! http://www.leftseat.com/pass.htm Pilot
Medical Certification- Frequently
Asked Questions http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/medical_certification/faq/ http://avstop.com/medical/FAQMedicals.htm FAA
Medical Standards, Protocols and Forms http://www.leftseat.com/FAAforms.htm http://www.flightsimaviation.com/data/FARS/part_67.html Most pilots identify the new light sport category
aircraft as a way to fly without a medical certificate. A driver’s license
suffices, but you still must comply with medical restrictions placed by
IDOT. Any potential physical or mental condition that may impair your safe
operation of a motor vehicle, and/or any medications (prescribed or
over-the-counter), drugs or alcohol that may impair your driving ability
requires a report from your doctor verifying your medical ability to safely
operate a motor vehicle before IDOT will allow issuance of a drivers
license. Once you have license in hand, then you are responsible to
determine your medical fitness to drive. The same restriction is placed on
using your driver’s license for flying. In addition, and this is very
important, you must not act as a pilot- in-command of an aircraft if you
know or have reason to know of any medical condition that would make you
unable to operate the aircraft in a safe manner. A sinus infection
may not stop you from driving, but it would cause havoc to your inner ears
to fly. Just as important and not so obvious may be taking medication for a
serious illness, or maybe emotional stressors that should ground any pilot. You also may be aware that if your last medical was
"denied" or "revoked" by FAA, you will be required to
obtain a special issuance medical, or alternative
evidence of medical eligibility under a separate procedure being developed
by FAA. The undefined “process” sounds like the same delay as approval for
a third class medical after a denial. Some aviation medical resources for flying with Sport
Pilot privileges: http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/medical_certification/sportpilots/
Aviation Medical Resources
A pilot’s resource to the Aviation Medical Exam
FAR Part 67: Medical
Certification for Pilots
Light Sport Medical Requirements….what is the limit?
Sport Pilot Medical Certification-Frequently Asked Questions