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

  periodic medical examinations required for medical certification are conducted by designated Aviation Medical Examiners, who are physicians with a special interest in aviation safety and training in aviation medicine. 2. The standards for medical certification are contained ... part 67. Pilots who have a history of certain medical conditions described in these standards are mandatorily disqualified from flying. These medical conditions include a personality disorder manifested by overt acts, a psychosis, alcoholism, drug dependence, epilepsy, an unexplained disturbance…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-15
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Hydraulic Fluid › Alcohol

  bloodstream absorbs about 80 to 90 percent of the alcohol in a drink within 30 minutes when ingested on an empty stomach. The body requires about 3 hours to rid itself of all the alcohol contained in one mixed drink ... beer. While experiencing a hangover, a pilot is still under the influence of alcohol. Although a pilot may think he or she is functioning normally, motor and mental response impairment is still present. Considerable amounts of alcohol can remain…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 16-35
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Obtaining a Medical Certificate

  aware of the mental and physical standards required for the type of flying performed. This chapter provides information on medical certification and on a variety of aeromedical factors related to flight activities. Obtaining a Medical Certificate Most pilots must have ... valid medical certificate to exercise the privileges of their airman certificates. Glider and free balloon pilots are not required to hold a medical certificate. Sport pilots may hold either a medical certificate or a valid state driver’s license. Regardless…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-16
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Hydraulic Fluid › Drugs

  pilot with a blood alcohol level of .04 percent or greater after 8 hours cannot fly until the blood alcohol falls below that amount. Even though blood alcohol may be well below .04 percent, a pilot cannot fly sooner than ... hours after drinking alcohol. Although the regulations are quite specific, it is a good idea to be more conservative than the regulations. Drugs The Federal Aviation Regulations include no specific references to medication usage. Two regulations, though, are important…

• Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Study Guidep. 48
  Chapter 9: Physiological Factors (Including Drugs and Alcohol) Affecting Pilot Performance › Drugs

  Drugs The Federal Aviation Regulations include no specific references to medication usage. Title 14 of the CFR prohibits acting as PIC or in any other capacity as a required pilot flight crewmember, while that person: 1. Knows or has reason ... know of any medical condition that would make the person unable to meet the requirement for the medical certificate necessary for the pilot operation, or 2. Is taking medication or receiving other treatment for a medical condition that results…