Please note: Human Factors & Aviation Medicine was one of the seven separate FSF publications that were superseded by AeroSafety World in 2006. Some printed copies are still available, and issues dating back a number of years can be read online and downloaded through the links to the left. Use the search engine at the top of the page to locate issues with information about specific topics.

Flying safely does not begin or end in the cockpit. Physical and psychological conditions are important components of pilot performance.

Required medical examinations set minimum standards, but they cannot guarantee that the pilot will stay in optimum condition. Maintaining physiological and psychological fitness ultimately is up to each individual; to that end, Human Factors & Aviation Medicine presents information important to the training and performance of all aviation professionals.

Some articles have discussed eye problems common in flight crewmembers and how such problems can be overcome; the question of medical certification for insulin-taking diabetic pilots; a study of the longevity of retired airline pilots; and avoiding foods that can lead to stomach and intestinal illness at layover sites.

Human factors play significant roles in more accidents than do mechanical failures. Accordingly, crew resource management and other human factors-related training are emphasized in most flight training. Human Factors & Aviation Medicine offers further guidance in this area. Human factors often place demands on the pilot that contrast with those of technology. Pilots must integrate skillful operation of an aircraft with subtle but powerful factors within themselves.

Bimonthly. Established 1953. Two-color newsletter, 8-inch x 10-inch format, usually four to eight pages.

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