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Fit to Fly? When Health, Training and Pride Collide in the Cockpit

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This course examines how health problems such as fatigue, sleep apnea, high blood pressure and heart disease affect pilots, using real accident examples. Captain Brian Schiff and Lashae Bacon of Mile High Health Club cover warning signs, honest self-assessment, talking with your AME and building healthier habits.

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Chapters 15
  1. 0:00 Avemco message and WINGS credit
  2. 4:20 Meet guest Lashae Bacon
  3. 14:00 Accident review: a 12,000-hour pilot, new to the Citation
  4. 21:20 Climb to 31,000 and the spiral descent
  5. 28:20 Talking to your doctor and your AME
  6. 32:00 Obstructive sleep apnea and sleep debt
  7. 39:40 Brian's sleep apnea diagnosis and CPAP
  8. 43:20 Cortisol, cravings and sleep deprivation
  9. 54:00 Snoring and daytime sleepiness warning signs
  10. 59:40 Hypertension, stroke risk and nutrition
  11. 1:07:20 The IMSAFE decision tool
  12. 1:13:20 Eating well at airports: the meal portal
  13. 1:16:40 Game show begins
  14. 1:26:20 Trivia: 122.75 and other frequencies
  15. 1:30:40 Final thanks

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About This Course

THE SCHIFF SHOW Episode 20 – “ "Fit to Fly? When Health, Training, and Pride Collide in the Cockpit"”

Hosted by renowned pilot and aviation expert CAPTAIN BRIAN SCHIFF

This course examines how health problems can affect a pilot long before they appear in the cockpit. Using real accident examples, it links fatigue, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and heart disease to the safety risks pilots can’t afford to ignore. The key takeaway is simple: being fit to fly is part of good aeronautical decision-making.

We’ll talk about warning signs that are easy to miss, like constant fatigue, poor sleep, and changes in how you feel or perform. The course also covers honest self-assessment, open conversations with your AME, and building healthier habits. With Lashae Bacon of Mile High Health Club bringing her aviation and fitness experience to the discussion, the course remains practical, relatable, and focused on what pilots can actually do to be fit for flight.

This presentation is strengthened by the expertise of Lashae Bacon, founder of Mile High Health Club, whose aviation-centered health and nutrition background gives the program a practical edge. Mile High Health Club’s focus is built around optimizing crew member fitness and nutrition for aviation demands, which makes Lashae especially well-suited to connect the dots between pilot physiology and flight safety.

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The Schiff Show is a monthly aviation education variety show hosted by Brian Schiff and sponsored by AVEMCO. It is offered for FAA WINGS credit. Brian will discuss a specific theme across five program segments on the second Thursday of each month. The themes will be chosen from a hit list of common accident causes. Each episode will be one hour long and focus on a particular causal accident factor, and will include the following segments:

  • Accident Review
  • Procedures
  • Techniques
  • Technology Tips and Tricks
  • Game Time - WIN PRIZES!

Registration is not required. Go to TheSchiffShow.tv at 7:00 PM Central Time on the second Thursday of the month and join the show. All episodes are archived on TheSchiffShow.tv and available to watch (for WINGS credit) anytime after the original air time. (NOTE: you must be watching live to participate in the game show portion.)

The Schiff Show promises to be an hour well spent, which will fly by while you have fun and learn to be a safer pilot.

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SINGLE WINGS CREDIT

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FLIGHT REVIEW / PHASE OF WINGS

    The contents of this program can be used to complete a flight review.

    A WINGS based flight review helps assure both student and instructor that a complete and well documented flight review in category and class of aircraft has been accomplished.

    CLICK HERE to access a copy of the Theme Based TSS #20 Flight Review and Phase of WINGS Guide

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