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EMPLOYERS OF ACTIVE AIRMEN BY
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Major
First Second Third Percent
Employer Class Class Class Total Of Total
Federal Aviation Administra~
tion 1,810 28,832 475 31,117 3.8
Government, other than military .
or FAA, includes state and
local government 594 1,166 4 1,764 0.2
Aircraft Industry 592 663 5 1,260 0.2
Industry, other than aircraft 5,224 2,662 15 7,901 1.0
Fixed Base Operation (flying
schools, etc.) 2,495 6,829 294 9,618 1.2
Self Employed 2,011 5,639 42 7,692 1.0
Other 18,204 11,127 96 29,427 3.6
Not Applicable 23,117 196,635 419,592 639,344 78.5
~Air Force 2,473 23,799 109 26,381 3.2
\rmy 269 7,759 29° 8,057 1.0
“Coast Guard 33 223 L 257 0.0+
Marines and Navy 1,006 11,354 51 12,411 1.5
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration 78 270 274 622 0.1
SUBTOTAL ALL OTHERS 57,906 296,958 420,987 775,851 95.3
TOTAL 92,612 300,370 421,060 814,042 100.0

*Totals are based on active airmen certified within the past 25 months.
Employer data is provided by the airman in Block 12 of FAA Form 8500-8.
If blank or other than aeronautical employer is reflected, it is
classified as "not applicable."

NOTE: Mergers, name changes, etc., will necessarily affect frequencies
recorded until such changes are known to the Aeromedical Certification
Branch and code schedules are changed accordingly.

Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical Certification Branch,
Medical Statistical Section; RIS: AC 8500-1, Aeromedical Certification
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MEDICAL CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY SUMMARY
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Activity 1978 1977 1976

Applications for Medical Certification 565,534 550,243 542,159

New Applications for First Class ‘
3,008 1,805

Medical Certificates* -
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Medical Certificates* ~- 18,843 16,028
New Applications for Third Class

Medical Certificates* - 98,352 73,995
First Class Combined Student/Medical

Certificates 3,327 3,442 2,799
Second Class Combined Student/Medical

Certificates 20,228 20,902 20,575

- Third Class Combined Student/Medical

Certificates 173,537 207,831 202,452
Electrocardiograms Received for.

First Class Pilots 38,097 37,028 32,831
Incoming Correspondence** 80,669 92,447 80,292
Outgoing Correspondence 103,545. 112,983 105,681
Applications Containing Medical or .

Clerical Problems 279,863 272,468 253,839
Number of Abnormalities Detected

in Electrocardiograms 3,976 4,186 4,283
Number of First Class Active Airmen

with Pathology Records 17,566 16,734 15,614
Number of Second Class Active Airmen

with Pathology Records 64,218 65,882 63,617

Number of Third Class Active Airmen
with Pathology Records 60,515 62,509 62,252

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were denied, 494 or 0.4% were pending, and 117,402 or 97.7% were
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SECTION Iv

GENERAL AIRMAN POPULATION DATA

This section reflects general data concerning the active
airman population. The data presented are as of December 31,
1978, and cover the preceding 25 months. The 25 nonth time
period was used to describe the active airman population
because a medically certified airman is considered "active"
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certificate issued, it is valid for third class purposes

for a period of time up to 25 months. Those airmen who have
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airmen. og

Data are presented by clase of medical certificate issued

and do not include applications pending or denied. Table IV.A
presents data by "effective status" of medical certification.
This refers to the time lapse since the certificate was issued
as opposed to the class issued. Present FAA regulations
stipulate that air transport pilots must be first class
medically certified at six month intervals, commercial: pilots
must be second class medically certified annually, and general
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‘Table V.D
ACTIVE AIRMEN WITH WAIVERS
BY CLASS AND SEX*
As Of: December 31, 1978
Class Frequency**
Issued Male Percent Female Percent
First 5,809 ( 0.6) 158 (11.8)
Second 32,096 (11.1) 1,261 (11.9)
Third 15,070 (3.9) 1,155 ( 3.0)
TOTAL 52,975 € 6.9) 2,574 ( 5.1)

.

*Figures are based on active airmen certified within
the past 25 months; however, the waiver may have been
issued prior to the most recent examination.
Tabulations were based on an indication of a waiver
in the class issued code or the presence of a waiver
number,

**Basis for percentages is the number of active airmen
by sex within each class. Percent of total is
-computed using the total male or female population,

Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical
Certification Branch, Medical Statistical Section;
RIS: AC 8500-1, Aeromedical Certification Statistical
Handbook Computer Run.



Table I.C

REGIONAL COVERAGE OF AVIATION MEDICAL
EXAMINERS VERSUS CIVIL AIRMEN

. 1978 ’
Active U.S. U.S. Non-
Civil Military . .
Airman AME Ratio AME'S
Region Population* Population** To Airmen
Eastern — 94,609 931 P:102
Central . 48,903 697 1:70
Southern . 107,166 1,219 1:88
Southwest 88,352 , 934 1:95
Western 125,439 800 1:157
Rocky Mountain 37,540 502 1:75
Northwest :, 42,814 485 1:88
New England : 32,262 245 1:132
Great ‘Lakes 132,736 1,244 1:107
Alaskan ; : , 10,143 82
Pacific * - 2,641 46
TOTAL 722,605 7,185 1:101

*Active U.S. Civil Airman Population figures are as of December
31, 1978, RIS: AC 8065-4, Examination Time Period Summary.
Military and international not included.

**U.S. Non-Military AME Population figures are as of January 15,
1979, RIS: AC 8520-2, AME Worklist by State (Designated FAA ’
Aviation Medical Examiners by Region and State). Military and

international not included.

Source: Civil Aeromedical: Institute, Aeromedical Education Branch
Aviation Medical Examiner Section; and, Aeromedical Certification
Branch, Medical Statistical Section.



24 '
- Table III.G

PETITIONS GRANTED OR DENIED
BY THE FAA*

1961-1978
First Second Third
Pathology Class Class
Granted Le
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Ear, Nose, Throat i 25
Respiratory oo mood
Cardiovascular 46 191
Abdominal 3 i
Neuropsychiatric 239 155
Bone/Joint 1 1
Muscles - -
Miscellaneous 2 56
TOTAL GRANTS 303. 384
Modifications N/A N/A
Denied
Eye 11 203.
Ear, Nose, Throat - 4
Respiratory 3. 2 4B
Cardiovascular 353 3,116
Abdominal ‘S- 2.65
Neuropsychiatric 150° 15325
Bone/Joint 1 16
Muscles - 2
Miscellaneous 13 161
TOTAL DENIALS 536 4,940
Denials for Failure to
Provide Additional eee
Information (67.31) N/A N/A N/A 1,417
Modifications N/A N/A N/A “249

*Counts are based on number ‘of petitions considered rather than
number of airmen petitioning. Airmen now petition the FAA rather
than the Administrator and all petitions are granted or denied by

AAM-1.

Source: Office of Aviation Medicine, Aeromedical Standards
Division, Appeals Branch.



Table III.D

RECONSIDERATION ACTIONS BY THE

FEDERAL AIR SURGEON*

21

1978
First Second Third
Pathology Class Class Class Modifications Total
Issued
Eye 7 3 20 - 30
Ear, Nose, Throat - 1 - - 1
Respiratory 1 - 4 - 5
Cardiovascular 31 15 28 2 76
Abdominal 3 4 10 1 18
Neurologic 5 14 33 5 57
Psychiatric 5 11 30 5 51
Bone/Joint 1 - 1 - 2
Muscles - 1 1 - 2
Miscellaneous - 3 14 - 17
TOTAL ISSUANCES 53 52 141 13 259
Denied
Eye 3 9 65 - 77
Ear, Nose, Throat 4 - - - 4
Respiratory 3 6 13 - 22
Cardiovascular 49 61 180 2 292
Abdominal 2 11 ll - 24
Neurologic 14 23 53 4 94
Psychiatric 18 19 38 1 76
Bone/Joint 6 ~ 1 - 7
Muscles - - 2 - 2
Miscellaneous 1 3 7 - li
SUBTOTAL 100 132 370 7 609
Denials for Failure to
Provide Additional
Information (67.31) - 4 3 - 7
TOTAL DENIALS 100 136 373 7 616

*Figures include only reconsideration actions.

They do not include

opinions and/or other decisions rendered by the Federal Air Surgeon
(cases reviewed and eventually referred to other offices for

appropriate action).

Source:
Division,

Office of Aviation Medicine,

Appeals Branch.

Aeromedical Standards





SECTION I

AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER INFORMATION

This section reflects the activities of the Aviation Medical
Examiner Program during calendar year 1978, with some
comparative data for previous years.

An Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) is a physician authorized
by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform airman
physical examinations for issuance of FAA medical certificates.
These physicians are designated according to the geographical
distribution of airmen. There are also military facilities
(installations) designated to perform FAA airman examinations
of military personnel for issuance of second and third class
certificates. A facility or installation, instead of an
individual, is designated in this instance due to frequent
rotation of military medical officers.

Aviation Medical Examiner seminars are held in each region and
at Oklahoma City's Aeronautical Center to acquaint these
physicians with the regulations and procedures governing

the issuance of FAA medical certificates.

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Table II.F (Continued)

MEDICAL CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY SUMMARY
1976-1978

The "Record of Physical Examinations Computer Submissions
Summary Report," AC 8500-3, was modified during 1969 to
reflect the final certification action for each application
performed during the previous year. The report is produced
in August of each year and reflects data for the previous
year.

**Includes information requested by the Aeromedical Certifica-
tion Branch and inquiries from airmen or regional offices.

Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical Certification
Branch, Medical Statistical Section; RIS: AC 8500-1, 8500-3,
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1978

AEROMEDICAL CERTIFICATION
STATISTICAL HANDBOOK

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

MIKE MONRONEY AERONAUTICAL CENTER

CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE

AEROMEDICAL CERTIFICATION BRANCH
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Table IV.L

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS (ATC) AND FLIGHT
SERVICE STATION SPECIALISTS (FSS) BY
CLASS OF CERTIFICATE APPLIED FOR
As Of: December 31, 1978

Class Applied For ATC FSS
ATC or FSS--Civilian
and FAA 14,375 2,462
ATC-~Military 11,411 9
Commercial Pilot and
ATC or FSS 3,566 : 787
Private or Student Pilot
and ATC or FSS 2,536 543
TOTAL . 31,888 3,801

Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical
Certification Branch, Medical Statistical Section;
RIS: AC 8500-1, Aeromedical Certification Statistical

Handbook Computer Run.

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Table I.E

AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER
SEMINARS AND ATTENDANCE

1960-1978

Year Seminars Attendance
1960 1 49
1961 16 1,031
1962 24 1,431
1963 13 1,153
1964' 9 1,406
1965 10 1,596
1966 7 1,187
1967 11 1,281
1968 5 545
1969 7 970
1970, 5 750
1971 10 1,521
1972 5 873
1973 4 806
1974 8 1,498
1975 13 1,633
1976 15 1,871
1977 12 1,309
1978 14 1,439

TOTAL 189. 22,349
Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical Education

Branch, Aviation Medical Examiner Section.

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Table I.D

AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINERS’ SEMINARS
DATE, LOCATION, AND ATTENDANCE

1978

Date Location Attendance
January 20-22 San Antonio, Texas 108
February 10-12 Los Angeles,. California 153
February 26-

March 3 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 42
March 17-19 Nashville, Tennessee 138
April 21-23 Buffalo, New York 60
May 8-11 Aerospace - New Orleans,

Louisiana 138

June 16-18 Phoenix, Arizona 70
July 14-16 Spokane, Washington 91
July 31-
August 4 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 41
August 25-27 Cleveland, Ohio 87
September 22-24 Albuquerque, New Mexico 94
October 1-6 CAMA ~ Las Vegas, Nevada 136
October 27-29 Kansas City, Missouri 137
November 3-5 Boston, Massachusetts 144

TOTAL 1,439
Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical Education
Branch, Aviation Medical Examiner Section.

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Table V.C

. ACTIVE AIRMEN WITH DEFECTIVE COLOR VISION
BY CLASS AND SEX*
t As Of: December 31, 1978

Class Frequency**

Issued Male Percent Female Percent

First 565 (0.6) 1 (0.1)

Second 4,340 (1.5) 13 (0.1)

Third 10,692 (2.8) 64 (0.2)
TOTAL 15,597 (2.0) 78 (0.2)

*Figures are based on active airmen certified within
the past 25 months and the assignment of the restric-
tion "Not Valid For Night Flying or by Color Signal
Control" or issuance of a waiver for deficient color

vision.

**Basis for percentages is the number of active airmen
by sex within each class, i.e., 0.6% of first class
male airmen have defective color vision, etc. Percent
of total is computed using the total male or female
population.

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Certification Branch, Medical Statistical Section;
RIS: AC 8500-1, Aeromedical Certification Statistical

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1978
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Modifications N/A N/A N/A, 52
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Respiratory -. 3 4 7
Cardiovascular 26 60 182 268
Abdominal - 1 2 3
Neuropsychiatric 5 24 48 77
Bone/Joint - - - -
Muscles - - - -
Miscellaneous 1 1 7 4 6
TOTAL DENIALS © 32 91 260 383
Denials for Failure to
Provide Additional
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Modifications N/A N/A N/A 23

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the number of airmen petitioning. Airmen now petition the FAA
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RECONSIDERATION ACTIONS BY THE
FEDERAL AIR SURGEON*
1963-1978
First Second Third
Pathology Class Class Class Modifications Total
Issued
Eye 100 170 287 3 560
Ear, Nose, Throat 12 11 35 2 60
Respiratory 5 12 61 - 78
Cardiovascular 184 195 508 20 907
Abdominal 22 41 128 3 194
Neuropsychiatric 153 278 769 38 1,238
Bone/Joint 10 7 38 | 1 56
Muscles 1 2 7 - 10
Miscellaneous 23 58 164 5 250
TOTAL 510 774 1,997 72 3,353
Denied
Eye 93 283 569 2 947
Ear, Nose, Throat 23 16 24 - 63
Respiratory 18 44 157 - 219
Cardiovascular 388 747 2,022 25 3,182
Abdominal 35 84 232 3 354
Neuropsychiatric 342 653 1,544 18 2,557
Bone/Joint 19 10 39 - 68
Muscles 2 4 14 - 20
Miscellaneous 48 89 285 7 429
SUBTOTAL 968 1,930 4,886 55 7,839
Denials for Failure to
Provide Additional
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TOTAL DENIALS 982 1,973 4,945 55 7,955

*Figures include only reconsideration actions.

opinions and/or other decisions rendered by the Federal Air

They do not include

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for appropriate action).

Source: Office of Aviation Medicine, Aeromedical Standards

Division, Appeals Branch.



Table I.A

DESIGNATED FAA AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINERS BY REGION

1976-1978

Percent of

Aviation Medical Examiners

Region 1978 Total* 1978 1977 1976
Eastern 11.6 931 928 919
Central 8.7 697 665 639
Southern 15.2 1,219 1,156 1,154
Southwest 11.6 934 898 874
Western. 10.0 800 831 834
Rocky Mountain 6.2 502 476 452
Northwest 6.0 485 475 459
New England 3.0 245 225 214
Great Lakes 15.5 1,244 1,234 1,190
Alaskan 1.0 82 83 82
Pacific 0.6 46 46 “a7

SUBTOTAL 89.4 7,185 7,017 - 6,864
Military** 6.0 485 444 , 441
International 4.6 369 360 333°

TOTAL 100.0 8,039 7,821 7,638

*The basis for percentage computations is total designations as

of the end of calendar year 1978,
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lee.,

U.S.

and International

whereas, Military designations represent one facility for each

designation. *

**Denotes military installation designations rather than

individual physicians,

Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute,
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MEDICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALRMAN POPULATION

This section presents medical characteristics of the active
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DISTRIBUTION OF CAUSES OF REVIEW BY MAJOR AND MINOR CATEGORIES

1978*

Major Category

Minor

Reject Totals Percent Categories Percent
Administrative 231,812 40.9
AME Number Rejects 11,401 2.0
No Ticket Flag Set 46,050 8.1
Previous Exam Has No Ticket Flag 1,537 0.3
Previous Pending 238 0.0+
Clerical Reject 7,838 1.4
Class Issued Higher Than Applied For 4,751 0.8
Airman Over 80 Years of Age 236 0.0+
First Class Over 60 Years of Age 1,089 0.2
Waiver Rejects 11,558 2.0
Re-Submit Exam to Computer 3,770 0.7
Date of ECG Rejects 10,757 1.9
No Match Between New and Previous Exams 8,727 1.6
Discrepancy in Name/DOB 17,332 3.1°
Student/Medical Age Less Than 16 511 O.1
Discrepancy in Social Security Number 21,472 3.8
Other** 84,545 14.9"
Visual 120,913 21.3
Distant Vision 26,646 4.7
Near Vision 17,780 3.1
Intraocular Tension 5,977 1.1
Field of Vision 4,797 0.9
Color Vision 5,884 1.0
Variation in Distant Vision 21,124 3.7
Esophoria and Exophoria 19,337 3.4
Right or Left Hyperphoria 19,368 3.4
Other Medical Conditions 110,259 19.4
Denied or Pending ~ Current Exam . 11,998 2.1
Urinalysis 7,021 1.2
Pathology Codes 28,453 5.0
Abnormalities (Items 25-48) 15,650 2.8
Medication 30,116 5.3
Restrictions 17,021 3.0
Medical History 60,867 ! 10.7
Special Case 1,056 0.2
Medical History 52,083 9.2
Previous Exam on Tape Denied 1,926 0.4
Previous Exemption Case 764 O.L
Input Exemption Case 451 0.0+
Follow-up Material Requested 3,636 0.7
Current Information With Previous Record 657 O.1
Previous Exam Sent to Washington or Region 294 0.0+
Hearing 25,332 4.4
Hearing 25,332 4.4
Blood Pressure/Pulse 17,946 3.3
Blood Pressure 10,045 1.9
Pulse 7,901 1.4
TOTAL REJECT MESSAGES 567,129 100.0

*Data are for nine months only. Reject counts were not available

for January-March 1978.

**eRejects resulting from validity checks against established edit
criteria for data elements contained on the medical examination
other than those listed, "Pathology Number Assigned," and

"Certificate Created" messages.

Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical Certification
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K. Age Distribution of Air Traffic Controllers and
Flight Service Station Specialists (Table) 38

L. Adr Traffic Controllers and Flight Service Station
Specialists by Class of Certificate Applied. For 39

M. Height Distribution of Active Airmen by Class

and Sex 40
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and Sex 41
0. Active Airmen by Type of Flying and Class 42
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Certificate Issued 44
Vv. MEDICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRMAN POPULATION 46
A. Active Airmen by Number of Restrictions
Carried, Class and Sex 47
B. Frequency of Restrictions Among Active Airmen
by Class and Sex 48
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AGE DISTRIBUTION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS

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FAA Other

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20 - 24 1,269 3,652 117
25 - 29 4,719 2,706 450
30 - 34 5,553 1,579 652
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40 - 44 3,005 621 672
45 - 49 1,830 248 568
50 - 54 558 84 418
55 - 59 343 58 337
60 - 64 49 12 68
65 - 69 - 3 2 5
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TOTAL 20,042 12,095 3,792

Percent of all Certified
Second Class Airmen 6.7 4.0 1.3

*Issued medical certificates within the past 13 months.

Source: Civil Aeromedital Institute, Aeromedical Certification
Branch, Medical Statistical Section; RIS: AC 8500-1, Aeromedical
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ACTIVE AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINERS
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1978

Total One Hore Than No Participation

: Region AME's Seminar One Seminar At Seminars
Eastern 931 268 621 42
Central 697 243 , “402 52
Southern 1,219 419 657 143
Southwest 934 239 633 "62
Western 800 140 634 26
Rocky Mountain 502 149 294 59
Northwest 485 166 275 44
New England 245 88 146 a1
( Great Lakes 1,244 OL 751 : 92
Alaskan 82 33 42 7
Pacific , 46 24 14 8
International 369 71 50 248

TOTAL 7,554 2,241 4,519 794

Percent of
Total 100.0 29.7 59.8 10.5

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aviation medical examiners.

Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical Education Branch,
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SECTION II

CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY

The Aeromedical Certification Branch is the central screening
facility and repository within the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion for collection, investigation, adjudication, and analysis
of medical data.

Activities of the Aeromedical Certification Branch are presented
in this section. Data are presented by calendar year and

reflect workload in the certification area.



Iv.

Table of Contents

Section Page
B. Distribution of Causes for Review by Major and
Minor Categories 19
Cc. Appeals Considered by the Federal Air Surgeon 20
D. Reconsideration Actions by the Federal Air
Surgeon (1978) 21
E. Reconsideration Actions by the Federal Air
Surgeon (1963-1978) 22
F. Petitions Granted or Denied by the FAA (1978) 23
G. Petitions Granted or Denied by the FAA
(1961-1978) 24
H. Status of Airmen Who Have Been Granted
Exemptions 25
GENERAL AIRMAN POPULATION DATA 26
A. Regional Distribution of Active Airmen by Class
of Certificate and Effective Status 27
B. Active Airmen's State of Residence by Sex and
Class of Certificate Issued 28
C. Age Distribution of Medically Certified Airmen
(Chart) 30
D. Age Distribution of Medically Certified First
Class Airmen (Chart) 31
E. Age Distribution of Medically Certified Second
Class Airmen (Chart) 32
F. Age Distribution of Medically Certified Third
Class Airmen (Chart) 33
G. Age Distribution of Active Airmen by Class and
Sex (Table) 34
H. Age Distribution of Airline Pilots (Chart) 35
“I. Age Distribution of Airline Pilots (Table) 36
J. Age Distribution of Air Traffic Controllers and
Flight Service Station Specialists (Chart) 37
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SECTION IIL

REFERRALS AND DENIALS

This section is concerned with those applications for medical
certification which require manual review and those applica-
tions denied medical certification. These data are presented
by calendar year and reflect the number of rejects, either
medical or administrative, generated when the application
enters the automated system. Also included are data
reflecting the number of cases considered at the appellate
levels, by the Federal Air Surgeon or the Federal Aviation

Administration.

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Table of Contents

Section Page
I. AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER INFORMATION 1
A. Designated FAA Aviation Medical Examiners by
Region 2
B. Medical Practice of Aviation Medical Examiners
(Chart) 3
C. Regional Coverage of Aviation Medical Examiners
Versus Civil Airmen 4
D. Aviation Medical Examiner Seminars - Date, Loca-
tion, and Attendance 5

E. Aviation Medical Examiner Seminars and Attendance 6

F. Active Aviation Medical Examiners Seminar

Attendance by Region : 7
G. Aviation Medical Examiner Summary Data 8
II. CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY 9
A. Airman Applications for Medical Certification
(Chart) 10
B. Receipts of Medical Certificate Applications
by Class 11
C. Medical Applications Processing by the Aeromedical
Certification Branch 12
D. Aeromedical Certification Branch, Correspondence
Section Activity 13
E. Aeromedical Certification Branch Computer Tape
File Summary 14
F. Medical Certification Activity Summary 15
III. REFERRALS AND DENIALS : 17
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Table III.H

STATUS OF AIRMEN WHO HAVE BEEN
GRANTED EXEMPTIONS

1961-1978

Status of Number of
Airmen Percent Airmen
Airmen Granted Exemptions* . 100.0 2,494
Currently Active Airmen 45.4 1,132
Deceased 2.6 64
Grants Terminated:

Adverse Change in Condition 11.6 290
No Longer Abide By Grants (Issued Under

FAR 67.19) 2.0 50
For Various Personal Reasons Have Not

Validated Their Grants 38.4 958

*Although airmen may have been granted more than one exemption,
they have only been counted once. There are 134 airmen who
have been granted two or more exemptions (upgraded their

grants).

Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical Certification
Branch; and, Office of Aviation Medicine, Aeromedical Standards
Division, Appeals Branch.

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APPEALS CONSIDERED BY
THE FEDERAL AIR SURGEON

1961~1978

Year Certified Denied Total
1961* 70 204 274
1962* 189 372 561
1963* 147 472 619
1964* 149 711 860
1965* 242 661 903
1966% 119 344 463
1967%** 95 234 329
1968%* 106 273 379
1969%** 140 273 413
1970%* 172 , 372 544
1971 *% 140 379 519
1972%* © 197 480 677
1973%% , 259 521 780
1974%*% 349 565 914
1975%* 421 738 1,159
1976%* 309 591 900
1977%* 249 725 974
19784 259 616 875

TOTAL 3,612 8,531 12,143

*Incomplete figures for January through March 1961.

**Figures for 1967-1978 include only reconsideration
actions. They do not include opinions and/or
other decisions rendered by the Federal Air
Surgeon (cases reviewed and eventually referred to
other offices for appropriate ection).
Source: Office of Aviation Medicine, Aeromedical Standards

Division, Appeals Branch.





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Table IV.0

ACTIVE AIRMEN BY TYPE OF
FLYING AND CLASS*
As Of: December 31, 1978

Type of Flying**

Business &

Class
Issued Business Percent Pleasure Percent Pleasure Percent
First 75,107 ( 9.2) 16,322 ( 2.0) 1,183 (0.2)
Second 90,218 (11.1) 202,617 (24.9) 7,535 (0.9)
Third 47,976 (5.9) 364,621 (44.8) 8,463 (1.0)
TOTAL 213,301 (26.2) 583,560 (71.7) 17,181 (2.1)

*Totals are based on active airmen certified within the past 25 months
Basis for percentage computations is also total active certified airmeu

(814,042).

**Based on response by airman in Block 14 of FAA Form 8500-8. If type
of flying was not given, it was classified as "pleasure."

Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical Certification
Branch, Medical Statistical Section; RIS: AC 8500-1, Aeromedical
Certification Statistical Handbook Computer Run.



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Table IV.Q

EMPLOYERS OF ACTIVE AIRMEN BY
CLASS OF CERTIFICATE ISSUED*
As Of: December 31, 1978

' Major
First Second Third - Percent.
Employer Class Class Class Total’ Of Total
Airlift International 135 35 - 170
Airwest 594 54 3 651
Alaska Airlines 149 21 1 171
Allegheny Airlines 995 49 1 1,045
Aloha Airlines 71 11 - 82
American Airlines 3,663 676 3 4,342
Braniff Airways 1,683 26 7 1,716
Capitol International Airways 102 60 1 163
Continental Air Lines 1,289 83 3 1,375
Delta Air Lines 3,363 59 4 3,426
Eastern Airlines 3,745 197 7 3,949
Flying Tiger Line 479 46 1 526
Frontier Airlines 585 30 1 616
Hawaiian Airlines 155 7 - 162
National Airlines 617 277 1 895
New York Airways 3 2 - 5
North Central Airlines 500 23 1 524
Northwest Airlines 1,427 13 4 1,444
Overseas National Airways 27 21 - 48
Ozark Airlines 415 12 1 428
Pacific Southwest Airlines 341 31 1 373
Pan American World Airways 2,002 400 7 2,409
Piedmont Aviation 441 28 2 471
Reeve Aleutian Airways 8 - - 8
Seaboard World Airlines 114 59 - 173
Southern Air Transport 16 - - 16
Southern Airways 441 20 - 461
Trans International Airlines 332 142 1 475
Texas International Airlines 289 12 1 302
Trans World Airlines 3,610 349 9 3,968
United Airlines 5,448 470 11 5,929
Western Airlines 1,344 151 1 1,496
Wien Consolidated Airlines . 134 13 1 148
World Airways 189 35 - 224
SUBTOTAL ALL AIRLINES 34,706 3,412 73

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Table 1I.¢

AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER SUMMARY DATA
1978

Number of Designated U.S. Non-Military Aviation
Medical Examiners

Number of Designated International Aviation Medical}.
Examiners

Number of Designated Military Aviation Medical
Examiners (Installations)

Ratio of U.S. Non-Military Aviation Medical Examiners
to U.S. Civil Airmen 7

Percentage of Non-Military Aviation Medical Examiners : we
Who Are Qualified Pilots : Pe, 46 82%,

Percentage of Aviation Medical Examiners Who Were
Military Flight Surgeons oe CLT

Percentage of Non-Military Aviation Medical Examiners
Who Participate in Accident Investigation “on 7B. Ok

Percentage of Non-Military Aviation Medical Examiners
Who Have Attended, One-Seminar’. .

Percentage of Non-Military Aviation Medical Examiners
Who Haye Attended More Than One Seminar

Percentage of Non-Military Aviation Medical Examiners,:
Who Have Not Attended a Seminar :

Total Number of Seminars Conducted in 1978.

Total Attendance of Aviation Medical Examiners at a
Seminars Conducted in 1978 1,439

*An aviation medical examiner may have been classified in more
than one of these categories. ns

Source: Civil Aeromedical Institute, Aeromedical Education Branch,
Aviation Medical Examiner Section.