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Introducing the AMEcast Aviation Medicine Podcast show with Senior Aviation Medical Examiner Dr. Bruce Chien, M.D.
How to secure your medical certification when you have a difficult medical issue

Episode 26 An airplane is a "big metal tube" with hundreds of people crammed inside speeding through the sky.  Is it any wonder that now and again a passenger goes slightly crazy? We he

I have been doing a fair amount of commercial traveling as of late and often find myself in the airport terminal bookstores. Out of the corner of my eye I spotted a book with an airplane on it and the

It was exactly one year ago, almost to the hour. I was on the other site of the globe, it was a warm, pleasant night. We had gone to see the Chronicles of Narnia, and are in the car to the bus statio

Day 2 of our adventure in New Orleans found us taking an early morning stroll to the Riverwalk in search of brunch and goodies for

Every 24 months pilots have to take a BFR: Biennial Flight Review.

This can be substituted for with a variety of other check-ups (such as passing an FAA practical test or participating in

I had thought about bringing my little airband scanner to work in an attempt to maintain some level of aviation immersion.  I had two concerns: one, that it wouldn't have the range and, two, that

We're hoping to fly down south for Christmas to visit family. Christmas presents a twist: big payload of gifts, both going down and coming back! We'll have gifts for at least 12 people, and I've th

Today's flight was first restricted and then canceled due to limits imposed on the plane and us.

Weather
The easy one to explain is the cancellation -- the weather ultimately shut us d

Nice violent Boeing 777 Wing Ultimate Load test. They load up a brand new 777 wing and see what happens as they increase the stress on it.

Sometimes I fly.
Sometimes I sit and try to learn something new.

The other day, I was poking around the archives on Aviatrix's blog and