Brantel
Well Known Member
Since I fit the profile of the profiling that is about to start by the FAA's aeromedical group, check out this news:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Targets-Fat-Pilots-And-Controllers220978-1.html
Notice that the new policy has no limiter. Might as well have said that all pilots will be required to be tested and treated for OSA!
"Once we have appropriately dealt with every airman examinee
who has a BMI of 40 or greater, we will gradually expand the
testing pool by going to lower BMI measurements until we
have identified and assured treatment for every airman with
OSA."
To identify and assure treatment for every airman with OSA means that all pilots will eventually have to be evaluated. There are millions of people out there with normal BMI's that have OSA. Ask most any sleep doctor and they will tell you that OSA is a risk factor for obesity not the other way around.
Where do they get these people?
Starting soon at a AME near you, have a BMI higher than 40 (soon to be lowered per the policy letter)? Well guess what, you just earned a trip to the sleep doctor for a bunch of time consuming and expensive test!
Here is a BMI calculator for those that may be interested:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Targets-Fat-Pilots-And-Controllers220978-1.html
Notice that the new policy has no limiter. Might as well have said that all pilots will be required to be tested and treated for OSA!
"Once we have appropriately dealt with every airman examinee
who has a BMI of 40 or greater, we will gradually expand the
testing pool by going to lower BMI measurements until we
have identified and assured treatment for every airman with
OSA."
To identify and assure treatment for every airman with OSA means that all pilots will eventually have to be evaluated. There are millions of people out there with normal BMI's that have OSA. Ask most any sleep doctor and they will tell you that OSA is a risk factor for obesity not the other way around.
Where do they get these people?
Starting soon at a AME near you, have a BMI higher than 40 (soon to be lowered per the policy letter)? Well guess what, you just earned a trip to the sleep doctor for a bunch of time consuming and expensive test!
Here is a BMI calculator for those that may be interested:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm