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A Structured Program For Pilots And Traffic Controllers With Mental Issues., Ian Blair Fries M.D.
A Structured Program For Pilots And Traffic Controllers With Mental Issues., Ian Blair Fries M.D.
National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS)
A Structured Program for Pilots and Traffic Controllers with Mental Issues.
by Ian Blair Fries, M.D. Senior HIMS AME, MRO, SAP.
Many pilots and controllers are avoiding appropriate mental care that would have to be reported to the FAA, or omitting required notification of mental care they have received. Either option is detrimental to air safety and personal health.
I propose a structured aviation program to handle mental issues similar to the HIMS Program for pilots with alcohol and/or drug abuse and dependence. The HIMS Program is extremely successful with about 85 percent of pilots who participate recovering and returning …