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• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 8-1-8
  Chapter 8. Medical Facts for Pilots › Section 1. Fitness for Flight › 8-1-7. Aerobatic Flight

  with practice, any maneuver will have decreasing effect. Tolerance to G forces is dependent on human physiology and the individual pilot. These factors include the skeletal anatomy, the cardiovascular architecture, the nervous system, the quality of the blood, the general ... condition can reduce tolerance to accelerative forces. f. The above information provides pilots with a brief summary of the physiologic effects of G forces. It does not address methods of “counteracting” these effects. There are numerous references on the subject…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-3
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Hypoxic Hypoxia

  Hypoxia Hypoxia means “reduced oxygen” or “not enough oxygen.” Although any tissue…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-4
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Treatment of Hypoxia

  Treatment of Hypoxia Treatment for hypoxia includes flying at lower altitudes and…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-12
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Ground Lighting Illusions › Stress

  Stress Stress is the body’s response to physical and psychological demands…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-19
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › DCS After Scuba Diving

  burning, stinging, and tingling, around the lower chest and back • Symptoms spreading…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-12
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Ground Lighting Illusions › Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning

  Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning CO is a colorless and odorless gas produced…