Pgh Flight Doctor

02/27/2024

WHO KNEW— VEGGIES ARE CARBS (AND FIBER), TOO…

✅ Vegetables are an excellent source of non-processed carbohydrates

✅ Veggies also are high in fiber which helps to ‘balance’ the high carb content

1️⃣ Cup of each of these veggies are rich in carbs & fiber

➡️ Broccoli 🥦 (6 grams)
➡️ Carrots 🥕 (12 grams)
➡️ Corn 🌽 (30 grams)
➡️ Sweet Potatoes 🍠 (27 grams)
➡️ Brussel Sprouts (12 grams)
➡️ Zucchini (4 grams)
➡️ Squash (20 grams)
➡️ Pumpkin 🎃 (8 grams)
➡️ Red pepper 🌶️ (8 grams)

02/27/2024

GET AIRBORNE —> What a way to decompress and get away from all the mess down on the ground. Sometimes a CHANGE in vantage point is just the thing to RESET 🔄 and RECHARGE 🔋🔋

02/27/2024

AVIATOR ✈️ NOTE 📝 TO SELF
It’s time ⏳to get your head out of the clouds ☁️☁️ about your 🫵🏽 health.

Health, wellness & self-care are aviator SUPER POWERS!!!

✅ medical check-ins 👨🏾‍⚕️
✅ balanced nutrition 🥗
✅ consistent hydration 💧
✅ sleep cycle optimization 🛌
✅ aerobic exercise 🏃🏼‍♀️
✅ work-life balance ⚖️

Take care of your body & your body will take care of you

02/27/2024

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01/01/2024

If you have a pulse 🫀then you 🫵🏽 are an INFLUENCER.

HOW to you plan to INFLUENCE the people in your airspace in 2024❓

01/01/2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Stay SAFE out there tonight 🎉🥳🍾

06/06/2023

FAA FLIGHT PHYSICALS— BY THE NUMBERS

🛩️ Over 9️⃣0️⃣ percent of all FAA medical certificates are issued by the Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) in the office at the time of initial examination.

🛩️ Approximately 9️⃣6️⃣ percent of all pilots seeking medical certification ultimately receive their certification even if initially deferred.

Let get you snd keep you flight-ready. Call 724-933-4305 today to scheduke your Class 1️⃣ - 2️⃣ or 3️⃣ flight physical.

06/05/2023

The goal of the FAA to keep pilots safely flying.

Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) refers to a series of conditions which allow AMEs to regular issue if the applicant meets the parameters of the CACI Condition Worksheet.

The worksheets provide detailed instructions to the AME and outline condition-specific requirements for the applicant.

🫁 Asthma
🦴 Arthritis
🧫 Cancers: bladder, breast, colon, kidney, prostate, testicular
🩸 Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia
🧪 Chronic Kidney Disease
🔬 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
🩻 Colitis
🧠 Essential Tremor
👁️ Glaucoma
🆎 Hepatitis C
🔺 Hypertension
🪫 Hypothyroidism
🧠 Migraine & Chronic Headache
🫀 Mitral Valve Prolapse
📈 Pre-Diabetes
🩸 Primary Hemochromatosis
🧪 Retained Kidney Stone(s)

If you are a pilot with one of these CACI conditions, let help make sure everything is in order to get you medically certified for flight.

05/29/2023

Remembering with gratitude those who have made the ultimate sacrifice 🪦, saluting those who have served and praying 🙏🏾 for those who continue to stand guard often in harms way— all for our freedom 🇺🇸

05/13/2023

Don’t FLY BLIND into your FAA medical exam. Let help you navigate the process. From straightforward exams to CACI issues, SODAs and Special Issuances, our AMEs will work to get you in the air & keep you healthy, well and flight-ready🛩️

05/07/2023

ISN’T THIS WHERE YOU’D RATHER BE? Let get/keep you off the ground. Contact us today to schedule an appointment w/ the Pgh Flight Doc🛩️

05/07/2023

DID YOU KNOW… color blindness is NOT a automatic medical disqualifying condition for some civilian pilots. Schedule a flight physical today at to determine if you are medically eligible for a civilian pilot’s license to fly 🛩️

02/25/2023

Goodnight sun 🌅

02/19/2023

Let Connected Health keep your off the ground & at the controls. Schedule your Class 1, 2 or 3 aviation medical exam today!

09/30/2022

01/02/2022

Hey… time to get your head out of the clouds. Get fully vaccinated if you haven’t already. Get boosted if it is time💉