We
all know that some drugs may compromise a pilot’s ability to control the
aircraft and/or adversely affect judgment and decision making. The difficulty
comes for investigators in trying to quantify the known detriment that comes
with various medications and the physical conditions that require their use.
The Federal Aviation Authority. The FAA has provided pilots with a list of
medications that are generally safe when used to treat a common ailment (GO)
and those that are not (NO-GO) (FAA, 2019). Under these guidelines, FAA says to
avoid medications or ingredients that are Sedating or having a Hang-over effect.
Such medications can include brompheniramine, Benadryl Dayquil Advil PM,
Tylenol PM which contains diphenhydramine.
When
conducting UAS operations and one needs to take OTC medications, it is
generally safe to follow dosing intervals suggested by the FAA. The dosage
interval suggests that If a medication says to take it 4 times per day, the
dosing interval would be 6 hours and the wait time after the last dose would be
30 hours (6 hours x 5 = 30 hours). Therefore, the UAS operator can continue operation
after the 30hours.
Fatigue,
irritability, confusion, and other changes to your mental state such as a brain
fog, which is usually characterized by memory problems, lack of mental clarity,
poor concentration, and inability to focus which will make any operation of the
UAS unsafe.
Reference
FAA. (2019). Retrieved
from https://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2018/media/SE_Topic_18-10.pdf
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