Mayo Clinic Clear Approach
Mayo Clinic Clear Approach tackles medical topics important to commercial aviators, recreational pilots, or just folks interested in things that fly. Current topics from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and aviation trends are explored in a serious but sometimes humorous way. Mayo Clinic Clear Approach focuses on a perspective from "the other side of the gurney." Let us navigate the storms of aeromedical certification, medical issues that may affect pilots, and share experiences with and from other pilots to break through life's sometimes stormy clouds and focus in on a clear approach.
Mayo Clinic Clear Approach
Latest Episodes
No Waivers Required for Pilots With Diabetes? It's Coming!
On this episode, we review the FAA proposal to drop the requirement for Special Issuance Authorization completely for well-controlled diabetic piloits with management of the condition using oral medication or dietary modification (non-ins...
FAA Updates on POTS plus Meeting With Juice
On this episode, we get to visit with Mayo Clinic's newest FAA Aviation Medical Examiner, Dr. Jacob Berry (call sign "Juice"). Plus, the latest updates from the new FAA disposition table for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS...
Updates from the FAA on Endocrine Abnormalities: You and Your Glands
On this episode, we provide updates from the FAA on aeromedical certification for various conditions that involve endocrine function within the body.
Updates from the Highest Perch of FAA Medical: Chat with Dr. Susan Northrup, Federal Air Surgeon
On this episode, we discuss topics from mental health initiatives to artificial intelligence being implemented at the FAA with Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup.
FAA Medical Kits, Disqualifying Drugs, and Misplaced Certificates
On this episode, we look at updates on medical kits for Part 121 carriers proposed by the FAA as well as a review of disqualifying medications and what to do if your medical certificate inadvertently goes through the washing machine. Plus, a sp...
