Did you know the FAA allows pilots with implanted cardiac pacemakers to fly under all classes of medical certification? As of the end of 2010, there were 57 first-class, 59 second-class, and 322 third-class airmen who had been granted medical certification with a permanent pacemaker, according to this blog post at AOPA.org by Dr. Warren Silberman, former manager of the FAA Aerospace Medical Certification and a doctor of osteopathic medicine. A pilot since 1986, he is recognized nationally as an expert in aerospace/preventative medicine.
