Dr. Hancock is THE PILOT'S ADVOCATE.  She is a board-certified
family physician who has been in private practice since 1989, and is also a former
U.S. Army Flight Surgeon.  Dr. Hancock and has been a certified FAA medical
examiner since 1990, and a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner since 1995. 

Having had primary flight training in helicopters through the U.S. Army School
of Aviation Medicine at Fort Rucker, Alabama, Dr. Hancock obtained her private
pilots license in 1988, and in 2005 she realized her dream of becoming an
instrument-rated pilot.

Maintaining currency and instrument proficiency through frequent flights, Dr. Hancock
truly understands the aviation environment as it relates to medical issues,
disease management, and preventive medicine.

As a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, Dr. Hancock provides class 1, 2, and 3 flight physicals.
Dr. Hancock is the pilots advocate in helping you obtain your medical certificate when you have
"medically disqualifying defects".

Dr. Hancock says, "Just remember, what was disqualifying in the past is often merely a hoop
to the motivated pilot today".

Flight Physicals:
     1)  You must bring a drivers license or other government-issued photo identification to the exam.    
    2)  If you need glasses for driving or reading, you must bring them with you to the exam.  If you wear
           contact lenses, you will need to remove them for the vision test, so bring a contact lens container
           and fluid.
     3)  If you have EVER had any operations, illness, or hospitalization of any kind, you are expected to 
          know what they were, when they occurred, and the name and address of any hospitals or
          physicians involved in your care.
     4)  It will greatly speed up the processing of your physical, and therefore lead to a quicker medical
          certification, if you bring your latest blood work, the results of any diagnostic testing regarding 
          your medical condition, and any specialist consultative or operative reports regarding your care.
     5)  If you take ANY medications on a routine basis, you must know the correct name, dosage in 
          milligram (mg), micrograms (mcg), grams (g), grains (gr), milliliters (ml or cc), how often they
          are taken, the medical condition for which you take them, and what side-effects you have as
          a result.
     6)  If you have Diabetes, Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease, or any other major medical
          condition, you may call our office to find out what information you must bring to the exam in order
          to complete your medical certification.
     7)  Appointments are required, but same-day appointments are available.  Saturday and Sunday as well
          as evening visits are available at an additional charge.  Due to the amount of time allotted to your exam,
          we require 24 hour notice for cancellation.

Pilot Advocacy Consultative Reports:
     If you have been diagnosed with a chronic medical condition which has never been reported to the FAA, or
have been denied your medical certification in the past due to a "disqualifying defect" which you feel may now be
an allowed condition, you may need a "consultative report" to be sent with your medical exam results to the FAA.
You may see your own physician to have this report prepared.  This report is also available from Dr. Hancock, at an
additional fee dependent on the number of medical problems you have, and the amount of time required to prepare
the report.

PAYMENT:
     Is expected at time of service.  We accept cash, check (with proper ID), and credit and debit cards.  A 3%
convenience fee is added if using credit or debit cards.

INSURANCE:
     May be accepted on a limited basis, and only by pre-arrangement.  Be prepared to pay in-full at time of service.

"Disqualifying Medical Defects"

     If you have ANY medical conditions whatsoever, please be aware that the FAA has created certain procedures and requirements which must be followed in order for you to obtain medical clearance to fly with those  medical
conditions.  After many years and much research, the FAA has concluded that there are certain medical conditions
which have "grounded" airmen in the past, and which are still considered DISQUALIFYING DEFECTS, but which
should not pose any safety hazards if certain procedures are followed. Airmen-candidates who have one or more "disqualifying defects" might be able to gain their medical certification, either initial or re-qualifying after being grounded, by carefully adhering to the FAA DISEASE-SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS which have been created.  Feel free
to browse the FAA website at:
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot
to get information regarding your specific medical condition to see what documentation we need to issue
you a medical certificate.

For GENERAL INFORMATION ON HYPERTENSION, see:
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/hypertension/  

For INITIAL CERTIFICATION of an airman with Hypertension, see:
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/hypertension/initial  

For FOLLOW-UP CERTIFICATION of an airman with Hypertension, see:
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/hypertension/followup/

For HYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS, see:
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/hypertension/medications/
For an airman with CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE or other CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITION, see:
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/cardiovascular/  

For an airman with DIABETES on INSULIN, see:
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/diabetes_insulin/

For an airman with DIABETES on ORAL MEDICATIONS, see:
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/diabetes_med/  



MEDICATIONS:

Although the FAA does NOT publish exact, carved-in-stone, "allowed" medications for any given medical condition,
and considers each case on an INDIVIDUAL BASIS, the following link will give you some guidelines.  The FAA also
feels that a list may encourage or facilitate an airmen's self-determination of the risks posed by various medical conditions especially
when combination therapy is used. A list is subject to misuse if used as the sole factor to determine certification eligibility or compliance
with 14 CFR part 61.53, Prohibition of Operations During Medical Deficiencies. Maintaining a published a list of acceptable medications
is labor intensive and in the final analysis only partially answers the certification question and does not contribute to aviation safety.

Therefore, the list of medications referenced below provides aeromedical guidance about specific medications or classes of
pharmaceutical preparations and is applied by using sound aeromedical clinical judgment. This list is not meant to be totally inclusive or comprehensive. No independent interpretation of the FAA's position with respect to a medication included or excluded from the following
should be assumed.
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/pharm/

                                                                  
                                                                         Last Minute Sectional Review
                                                                                      Warrior, 2003