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• Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. A-8
  Appendix A. RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS › A.4.8 Sample Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment › A.4.8.2 Hazard Identification

  from any illness or symptom of an illness which might affect me in flight? • Medication – Am I currently taking any drugs (prescription or over-the-counter)? • Stress – Am I experiencing any psychological or emotional factors that might affect my performance…

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

  medication that depresses the nervous system, such as a sedative, tranquilizer, or antihistamine, can make a pilot more susceptible to hypoxia. Painkillers are grouped into two broad categories: analgesics and anesthetics ... Analgesics are drugs that reduce pain, while anesthetics are drugs that deaden pain or cause loss of consciousness. Over-the-counter analgesics, such as acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), acetaminophen (Tylenol), and ibuprofen (Advil), have few side effects when taken…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 1-20
  Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Selecting a Flight School › Medical Certification Requirements

  Medical Certification Requirements The second step in becoming a pilot is to obtain a medical certificate (if the choice of aircraft is an airplane, helicopter, gyroplane, or an airship). (The FAA suggests the individual get a medical certificate before beginning ... flight training to avoid the expense of flight training that cannot be continued due to a medical condition.) Balloon or glider pilots do not need a medical certificate, but do need to write a statement certifying that no medical defect…

• 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…

• 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…

• 14 CFR Part 68 — Requirements for Operating Certain Small Aircraft Without a Medical CertificateOpen
  14 CFR § 68.3 Medical education course requirements.

  Identify risk mitigation strategies for medical conditions; (4) Increase awareness of the impacts of potentially impairing over-the-counter and prescription drug medications; (5) Encourage regular medical examinations and consultations with primary care physicians; (6) Inform pilots of the regulations…