Excerpts from AME Guide |
Making the critically important decision about grounding or clearing a pilot is very complex. Below are links by body part meant to relay the FAA perspective on Aerospace Medical Dispositions. These discussions are courtesy of the FAA and do not replace the formal FAA Protocols nor the professional judgment of your personal AME. AMEs and the FAA are guided to a decision about aermodical certification from 6 sources of guidance:
- FAA Disease Protocols
- Federal Regulations (CFR 67)
- Precedent (Past FAA Case Files)
- Independent AME Judgement
- FAA Review and FAA Final Disposition
- The "Decision Considerations" below are from the official FAA AME Guide
Note: Numbers correspond to the required entry in the AME portion of the FAA Form 8500-8
Note: Numbers correspond to the required entry in the AME portion of the FAA Form 8500-8