Expert Opinion
AINsight: Navigating Screening Medical Testing for Pilots
Preventative testing can help pilots avoid bigger problems later on
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Pilots are often faced with the decision of whether to embark on age-appropriate medical screenings. These tests are sometimes recommended by primary care physicians, or they are fresh in the pilot’s mind after a deluge of media advertising.

Let me begin by stating my support for medical screening tests, which have overall provided a good service and have reduced the morbidity and mortality rates of many illnesses, including cancers.

Robert Sancetta, M.D.
AIN Contributor
About the author

Dr. Robert Sancetta is a former DC-10 captain with 11,000 flight hours. He has worked as a Senior AME since 1993 and is appointed as AME Consultant to the FAA Federal Air Surgeon.

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