Pilots whose medicals would have expired at the end of April, May, June, July, August, and September can add three months to their medical certificates’ validity.
Medical
Still trying to get a handle on pandemic relief for pilots?
An FAA briefing on YouTube strives to answer all your pandemic-related questions.
GA advocates ask for additional extensions for pilot medicals, proficiency and more
“The nation’s return to unrestricted movement and person-to-person contact is taking longer than expected.”
The wrong kind of high: Drug use up among pilots in fatal accidents
Drug use — including marijuana — by pilots has climbed over the last five years.
Renewing your medical during the pandemic
The new FAA policy includes pilots who hold Authorization for Special Issuance (ASI) Letters for disqualifying conditions that have been “waivered.”
AME offers tips to protect pilots from coronavirus
Senior AME offers suggestions to help keep pilots healthy.
Could your allergy medication kill you?
Sedating antihistamines are the most commonly detected medication in fatal accidents.
To your health
The barriers to getting into aviation are falling — or at least the fence that has kept folks out has been lowered, several gates have been left open, and the guard shack is only manned on a part-time basis.
Mexico to accept BasicMed pilots
Mexico joins The Bahamas in recognizing BasicMed.