Pilot Safety Brochures

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Pilot Safety Brochures are prepared for both general aviation and commercial pilots. The brochures acquaint pilots with the physiological challenges of the aviation environment so pilots are better prepared to cope with the challenges.

Our most recent initiative is to provide a Spanish version of each pilot safety brochure. To date we have translated six pilot safety brochures to Spanish; the brochures are available below.

Newest Pilot Safety Brochure

• FAA MedXPress Program for Pilots - Your Express Lane to Medical Certification (PDF, 461 KB)

Complete listing of available Pilot Safety Brochures

• Acceleration in Aviation: G-Force (PDF, 353 KB)
• Alcohol and Flying: A Deadly Combination (PDF, 167 KB)
• Altitude-Induced Decompression Sickness (PDF, 412 KB)
• Aviation Safety Courses for Civil Aviation Pilots (PDF, 528 KB)
• Carbon Monoxide: A Deadly Menace (PDF, 226 KB)
• Circadian Rhythm Disruption and Flying
• English version (PDF, 265 KB)
• Spanish version (PDF, 234 KB)
• Deep Vein Thrombosis & Travel
• English version (PDF, 211 KB)
• Spanish version (PDF, 124 KB)
• FAA MedXPress Program for Pilots - Your Express Lane to Medical Certification (PDF, 461 KB)
• Fatigue in Aviation
• English version (PDF, 249 KB)
• Spanish version (PDF, 215 KB)
• Fit For Flight
• English version (PDF, 1.94 MB)
• Spanish version (PDF, 195 KB)
• Hearing and Noise in Aviation (PDF, 422 KB)
• Hypoxia: The Higher You Fly...The Less Air In The Sky
• English version (PDF, 98 KB)
• Spanish version (PDF, 255 KB)
• Information for Pilots Considering Laser Eye Surgery (PDF, 462 KB)
• Laser Hazards in Navigable Airspace (PDF, 248 KB)
• Medical Certification Questions and Answers (PDF, 109 KB)
• Medications and Flying (PDF, 80 KB)
• Medications and Flying Poster (PDF, 452 KB)
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea (PDF, 455 KB)
• Oxygen Equipment Use in General Aviation Operations (PDF, 243 KB)
• Pilot Medical Certification Information for the Aviation Community (PDF, 785 KB)
• Pilot Vision (PDF, 220 KB)
• Seat Belts & Shoulder Harnesses: Smart Protection in
  Small Airplanes (PDF, 361 KB)
• Smoke
• English version (PDF, 177 KB)
• Spanish version (PDF, 268 KB)
• Towers: Unlit + Unmarked + Uncharted = Undetected (PDF, 1 MB)
• Spatial Disorientation: Visual Illusions (PDF, 825 KB)
• Spatial Disorientation: Why You Shouldn't Fly By the Seat of Your Pants (PDF, 347 KB)
• Sunglasses for Pilots: Beyond the Image (PDF, 201 KB)