Aviation Safety Courses Available Through the FAA ON NOOKTake a look at the sample for this book for details about downloading 500 free US military manuals as a thank you for taking the time to look at our book.Physiological Training Course. The FAA Civil Aerospace MedicalInstitute (CAMI) offers a 1-day training course to familiarize U.S.civil aviation pilots and flight crews with the physiological andpsychological stresses of flight.Why Is Training Necessary? Pilots who are knowledgeable aboutphysiological phenomena encountered in the aviation environmentare better prepared to deal with such potentially fatal inflight eventsas:• loss of cabin pressure• hypoxia• spatial disorientation• trapped gas problems• decompression sickness• acceleration forces leading to gray-out, black-out, or evenunconsciousness• noise, vibration, and thermal stress• self-imposed stresses that can magnify any of the abovephysiological events.