Objective: To study healthcare avoidance behavior in pilots related to fear of aeromedical
certificate loss. Methods: Voluntary participation in an anonymous survey distributed to US …

Introduction US military pilots are required to meet certain medical standards in order to
maintain an active flying status. Military pilots face potential temporary or permanent loss of …

Objective Canadian pilots may avoid health care and report inaccurate medical information
due to fear of medical invalidation. We sought to determine if health care avoidance due to …

Diagnosis of a new medical condition in pilots may precipitate the end of an aviation career
or hobby. For this reason, a barrier exists for pilots to seek medical care due to fear of losing …

INTRODUCTION: It has been proposed that pilots face a perceived barrier to seeking
medical care due to what a change in health status might mean to their status as a pilot …

Introduction The reality of pilot health care avoidance behavior is often common knowledge
to both pilots and aeromedical physicians, but the underlying factors leading to this behavior …

Background US and Canadian pilots are required to meet medical standards to secure their
active flying status, but a subgroup exhibit healthcare avoidance behaviour due to fear of …

This study aims to understand collegiate aviation students, faculty, staff, and flight instructors'
perceptions of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) regulations governing mental …

Conflicts of Interest: None Declared Sources of Support: None Declared Institutional Review
Board: Not applicable The opinions and assertions expressed herein are those of the author …

Safe aviation operations require pilots to maintain constant physical and psychological well-
being. Â While the FAA and pilot advocacy organizations encourage aviators to discuss …