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FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute


Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-75/4

Title and Subtitle: The use of vestibular tests in civil aviation medical examinations: Survey of practices and proposals by aviation medical examiners.

Report Date: May 1975

Authors: Collins WE, Lennon AO, Grimm EJ

Abstract: The medical records of airmen involved in midair collisions from 1970 through 1973 were reviewed and compared with two other groups of pilots: (1) pilots involved in other types of accidents and (2) pilots without any accident records. There is nothing in the results to indicate that the pilots with visual corrections are a greater risk.

Key Words: Aviation Medicine, Vestibular Testing Procedures

No. of Pages: 6

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