In the latest video in the Pilot Minute video series from the FAA, Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup, MD, MPH explains how different medications prescribed for low testosterone may affect the status of your medical certificate.
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Is there a single major aviation catastrophe where 3rd class medical issues were a factor? How about even a minor incident? Pilot error and maintenance issues must account for 99% of aviation incidents with the remainder falling into “unknown”. Testosterone treatment as an issue for licensing? That’s absurd. Flight is already limited by costs of the hobby and equipment. The rules already limit what you can do in what aircraft and under what conditions. Training is required for every type of flight whether it is a weekly 1 hour VFR joy ride or you are a 20 hour a week long haul cross country flyer. The red tape needs to end. There should be no 3rd class medical at all. Basic med and sport pilot data have proven it’s over regulation. If you can drive a car you should be able to fly a plane with a passenger. If you want to do more, training and endorsement should be all that is required.