Plain English Meaning

Anything to do with health and the body as it relates to flying — how flying affects you, and how your condition affects your flying.

Full Definition

Relating to the medical aspects of flight, including how flying affects the human body and how a pilot's physical and mental condition affects safe operation of an aircraft.

Context Anchor

Seen in aviation risk discussions when a pilot or instructor is evaluating whether health, fatigue, medication, or other body-related factors could make a flight unsafe.

Derivation

From 'aero-' (Greek 'aer,' meaning air, used here to mean aviation) combined with 'medical' (relating to medicine and health). Together: the medical side of aviation.

Why Pilots Care

Recognizing aeromedical issues allows pilots to identify personal limitations early and reduce the chance of an caused by physical or mental .