FAA Revises Sleep Apnea Guidance

Credit: Sean Broderick/AWST
FAA is asking aviation medical examiners (AMEs) to review new draft guidance that would require pilots at risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to undergo testing and treatment if necessary. The guidance is revised from FAA’s earlier plans to require all pilots with a BMI of 40 or more to undergo...

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