Evaluation of a New Equation for Calculating the Maximum Wait Time for Pilots That Have Used an Impairing Medication

Canfield DV, Berry M, Whinnery JE, Lewis RK, Dubowski KM

FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine - Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

关键词: Medications;    Wait Time;    Aviation;    Safety;    Equation;    Half-Life;   

RP-ID  :  DOT/FAA/AM-13/14

美国|英语

来源: Federal Aviation Administration

【 摘 要 】

Pilots that use an impairing medication to treat a medical condition are required to wait an appropriate amount of time after completing the treatment before returning to duty. However, toxicology findings for pilots involved in fatal aviation accidents have proven that not all pilots wait a sufficient period of time before returning to duty.