“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
Leonardo da Vinci
Airman Medical Certification
In all likelihood, you visited this site because you have questions about your Airman Medical Certificate as a pilot or other aviation specialist. More specifically, you may have been instructed to get a psychological or neuropsychological evaluation, or an aviation test called the CogScreen-Aeromedical Edition. The medical certificate can be source of frustration for many airmen, as there are a variety of conditions that can affect your qualification. Even with the much-publicized "Third Class Medical Reform" of 2017, most of us still need to qualify mentally and physically to practice the privileges of an airman. We are here to help you through this process.
Pilot Advocacy, Safety and Objectivity: If you have been referred for a psychological evaluation or HIMS consultation, we at Aviation Psychology will give you a thorough orientation to the process of establishing the First, Second or Third Class Medical Certification.
Our Services include:
Private Consultations for evaluation and treatment options
CogScreen-Aeromedical Edition test administration
Psychological and Neuropsychological evaluations ordered by FAA
Treatment for psychological conditions, stress and substance use
Monitoring of Special Issuances associated with use of SSRI antidepressant medications (Typically an annual CogScreen and clinical review)
Monitoring of substance abuse/dependence recovery
Legal/forensic matters regarding loss of medical certification based on FAR Part 67 mental health status
Tier 2 evaluations and substance abuse evaluations for Air Traffic Control Specialists
Civil and criminal defense matters involving aviation activities
We work closely with aviation attorneys,
Aviation Medical Examiners and psychiatrists.
We offer definitive results to the FAA, including a specific recommendation regarding a pilot's fitness to return to the cockpit and the specific reasons for this recommendation. Our staff is HIMS trained, and thus the pilot's evaluation will meet the standards for the FAA. General psychological evaluations often do not meet the standards for FAA evaluation requirements. Psychologists and psychiatrists who are HIMS-trained and have an aviation-specific specialty will provide pilots with the most appropriate pathway back to the medical certificate and the cockpit.