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Old January 27th 07, 09:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
601XL Builder
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Default Should be getting my medical back....but...

Mxsmanic wrote:
Ron Rosenfeld writes:

You need one MWT for sure. Subsequent requirements would seem to depend on
the nature of your treatment.


Why does the FAA care about sleep apnea? It only occurs when you're
asleep--which presumably you won't be while in the cockpit.


From WebMD

Excessive daytime sleepiness, which is falling asleep when you normally
should not, such as while you are eating, talking, or driving.
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Old January 27th 07, 10:02 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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601XL Builder writes:

Excessive daytime sleepiness, which is falling asleep when you normally
should not, such as while you are eating, talking, or driving.


Ah, point taken.

The most common cause of sleepiness, though, is a lack of sleep, and
unfortunately a great many people sleep less than they should, and
tend to doze off easily in consequence. I don't know that the FAA
takes this into account (or even how it could), but some cross-country
flights must surely be powerfully sedative in effect.

Does the FAA allow pilots to carry No-Doz in the cockpit?

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Old January 29th 07, 07:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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("601XL Builder" wrote)
From WebMD

Excessive daytime sleepiness, which is falling asleep when you normally
should not, such as while you are eating, talking, or driving.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modafinil
Also used as a "smart drug."

http://www.modafinil.com/
"Modafinil is increasingly used as a 'lifestyle drug' - a lucrative
'off-label' market its makers have not been unduly keen to discourage. Some
prescribing physicians have reportedly been surprised at a previously hidden
epidemic of narcolepsy among hard-working young professionals..." g


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