Characteristics of Medically Disqualified Airman Applicants during Calendar Year 1971,

Abstract

The study quantifies some medical and general descriptive characteristics of airmen medically disqualified during calendar year 1971. Such information has been of continual interest to the Office of Aviation Medicine and the aviation community for purposes ranging from program monitoring to disability risk determination. Specifically, the study presents descriptive data concerning age, sex, occupation, class of medical certificate applied for, cause-specific denial rates, and total flying time for medically disqualified applicants. Separate attention is devoted to airline pilots as a result of numerous inquiries.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0781684

Entities

People

  • Charles F. Booze Jr.

Organizations

  • Civil Aeromedical Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aviation Medicine
  • Aviation Personnel
  • Civilian Pilots
  • Commercial Pilots
  • Communities
  • Flight Crews
  • Medical Specialties
  • Monitoring
  • Pilots

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