Recently I became a staff writer for Aero Crew News magazine. But I thought I'd share some of my articles with my Pilot/Air Crew followers on here to, and you can also check out my website, PilotFitness.net ~ If you're not a pilot, air crew, or frequent flyer you can tune out now if you like:)
When most of
us dreamed of becoming pilots as kids, the furthest thing from our mind was
that flying might not be a physically healthy career. We all knew there with some risks inherent to
the aircraft and flying them, as far as mechanical failures and non-normals, but we soon learned that
with enough training and experience, we could minimize those risks to very low
levels. Unfortunately after all our hard
work and achieving our dream job of flying the line, we are exposed to many
occupational health hazards.
However, we can apply our years of learning how to mitigate risk as well
as our pilot discipline, to also minimize most of the health hazards we
face. The first step towards protecting
our health & longevity so we can fly until age 65 and beyond, is gaining
awareness of these hazards. Here are
few of the top hazards we face in no order of priority, because the
significance of each hazard varies individually depending on our genetic
predisposition and lifestyle, as well as our current state of health: (Not medical advice, opinion only)...
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| Max Wettstein is currently an Airbus 320 Captain at JetBlue Airways, former carrier-based Navy pilot & Fitness PRO |
