Excerpts from AME GuideExam Techniques and Criteria for Qualification
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The AME must personally conduct the abdominal examination. This section provides guidance for completion of Item 38 (Abdomen) of the Application for Airman Medical Certificate or Airman Medical and Student Pilot Certificate, FAA Form 8500-8.
- Code of Federal Regulations
- First-Class: 14 CFR 67.113(b)(c)
- Second-Class: 14 CFR 67.213(b)(c)
- Third-Class: 14 CFR 67.313(b)(c)
- Examination Techniques - Abdomen
- Aerospace Medical Dispositions - Abdomen
Making the critically important decision about grounding or clearing a pilot is very complex. This page contains links which describe the the FAA perspective on Exam techniques and Aerospace Medical Dispositions. These discussions are courtesy of the FAA and do not replace the formal FAA Protocols nor the professional judgment of your personal AME. AMEs and the FAA are guided to a decision about aermodical certification from 6 sources of guidance:
- FAA Disease Protocols
- Federal Regulations (CFR 67)
- Precedent (Past FAA Case Files)
- Independent AME Judgement
- FAA Review and FAA Final Disposition
- The "Decision Considerations" below are from the official FAA AME Guide
Note: Numbers correspond to the required entry in the AME portion of the FAA Form 8500-8
Note: Numbers correspond to the required entry in the AME portion of the FAA Form 8500-8