The Aeromedical Center (; ; ) of the

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is a center for medical and psychological assessments of men and women in the areas of military and civil aviation. It is located in

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, Switzerland, near the operational headquarters of the air force.

Tasks

Equipment

The main military missions are the carrying out of suitability and suitability assessments of the military aviation personnel and other military specialists of the Air Force and the military area of the

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. This includes regular health checks, the preparation of nutrition plans and the provision of vaccinations; As well as research and training in the fields of flight psychology and flight medicine.

History

On 23 October 2013, the FAI aviation medical doctor Volker Lang († 54), died when the F/A-18D J-5237, in which he flew as a passenger / observer, flew into the Mountain Lopper near

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. The

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pilot Stefan Jäger of the

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also died. F/A-18 Absturz: Unfallursache geklärt
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Research

Vocational training

References

External links

Plan

SkyTalk: Interview mit Philip Noser, Chef Flugpsychologie im FAI (German)
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