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Mayo Clinic Clear Approach

Hosted by Mayo Clinic Aerospace Medicine · health · EN-US · 111 episodes

About this Podcast:

Mayo Clinic Clear Approach tackles medical topics important to commercial aviators, recreational pilots, or just folks interested in things that fly. Current topics from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and aviation trends are explored in a serious but sometimes humorous way. Mayo Clinic Clear Approach focuses on a perspective from "the other side of the gurney." Let us navigate the storms of aeromedical certification, medical issues that may affect pilots, and share experiences with and from other pilots to break through life's sometimes stormy clouds and focus in on a clear approach.

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What is Mayo Clinic Clear Approach about?

Mayo Clinic Clear Approach tackles medical topics important to commercial aviators, recreational pilots, or just folks interested in things that fly. Current topics from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and aviation trends are explored in a serious but sometimes humorous way.

Who hosts Mayo Clinic Clear Approach?

Mayo Clinic Clear Approach is hosted by Mayo Clinic Aerospace Medicine. The show has published 111 episodes to date.

What has Mayo Clinic Clear Approach covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Brain Injury to Optometry -- What's in the FAA Update Bag This Time?" (16 October 2026, 19 minutes), "No Waivers Required for Pilots With Diabetes? It's Coming!" (2 October 2026, 27 minutes), and "FAA Updates on POTS plus Meeting With Juice" (18 September 2026, 19 minutes).

How often does Mayo Clinic Clear Approach publish?

Mayo Clinic Clear Approach publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 19 minutes across 111 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Mayo Clinic Clear Approach?

Booking probability for Mayo Clinic Clear Approach is 41%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Mayo Clinic Clear Approach requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Mayo Clinic Clear Approach's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch Mayo Clinic Clear Approach?

The strongest fits for Mayo Clinic Clear Approach are Airports & Aviation Services. Mayo Clinic Clear Approach has a health audience.

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Mayo Clinic Aerospace Medicine hosts Mayo Clinic Clear Approach, a health show with 111 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    Brain Injury to Optometry -- What's in the FAA Update Bag This Time?

    Oct 16, 202619 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we review updates from the FAA on several topics including new stand down times for traumatic brain injury, the ability to use an optometrist rather than ophthalmologist for certain...

  • Mayo Clinic Clear Approach

    No Waivers Required for Pilots With Diabetes? It's Coming!

    Oct 2, 202627 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we review the FAA proposal to drop the requirement for Special Issuance Authorization completely for well-controlled diabetic piloits with management of the condition using oral...

  • Mayo Clinic Clear Approach

    FAA Updates on POTS plus Meeting With Juice

    Sep 18, 202619 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we get to visit with Mayo Clinic's newest FAA Aviation Medical Examiner, Dr. Jacob Berry (call sign "Juice"). Plus, the latest updates from the new FAA disposition table for postural...

  • Mayo Clinic Clear Approach

    Updates from the FAA on Endocrine Abnormalities: You and Your Glands

    Sep 4, 202620 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we provide updates from the FAA on aeromedical certification for various conditions that involve endocrine function within the body.

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    Updates from the Highest Perch of FAA Medical: Chat with Dr. Susan Northrup, Federal Air Surgeon

    Aug 21, 202623 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we discuss topics from mental health initiatives to artificial intelligence being implemented at the FAA with Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup.

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    FAA Medical Kits, Disqualifying Drugs, and Misplaced Certificates

    Aug 7, 202622 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we look at updates on medical kits for Part 121 carriers proposed by the FAA as well as a review of disqualifying medications and what to do if your medical certificate inadvertently...

  • Mayo Clinic Clear Approach

    Uh oh! Does a DUI arrest or conviction end it all for a flying career?

    Jul 17, 202615 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the podcast, we review the key materials needed to be collected by the pilot in order for a medical certificate to be issued by the FAA after an airman is arrested or convicted for...

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    News for Snoozin' and Cruisin'

    Jun 12, 202617 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we review FAA updates on streamlining the process of documenting adequate use of CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea as well as clarifications from the FAA on using a counselor...

  • Mayo Clinic Clear Approach

    Time to Quit Smoking -- And Not Lose Your Medical

    May 29, 202613 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we review some of the highlights of the recent Aerospace Medical Association meeting in Denver, and then cover FAA updates on acceptable medications for efforts at smoking cessation.

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    The HIMS Program and Benefits to Pilots and Families

    May 15, 202624 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we review what exactly the HIMS program is, what is required to obtain FAA Special Issuance Authorization when a pilot deals with substance abuse and/or dependence, and provide updates...

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    Hormone Replacement and Osteoproosis for Pilots

    May 1, 202621 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this addition, we provide updates recently announced by the FAA regarding hormone replacement therapy as well as medications for treatment of osteoporosis, common conditions found in female pilots.

  • Mayo Clinic Clear Approach

    Maybe Not Too Spicy: FAA Medical Updates for Acid Reflux to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

    Apr 17, 202620 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we review the latest FAA updates on a variety of conditions including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), retinal dystrophies, and the CACI qualification for polycystic ovarian...

  • Mayo Clinic Clear Approach

    Go With the Flow: Updates on drones and clots

    Mar 27, 202614 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we discuss the amazing advancements in the world of drone technology -- the fastest growing sector in the aviation space. In addition, we review thromboembolic disease, the medical term...

  • Mayo Clinic Clear Approach

    Restructuring for the Future and Updating GI Conditions

    Mar 13, 202622 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we return from a mid-winter hiatus back to the studio with a new practice location as part of a Mayo Clinic rebuild of the entire downtown campus. Plus, restructuring at the FAA, and a...

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    Holiday Happiness in the "Land of Misfit Toys"

    Dec 19, 202514 min

    Send us Fan Mail Many pilots who have visited the Mayo Clinic Section of Transportation Medicine had early Christmas presents this year when they received their medical certificates. On this episode, we review some of...

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    Discover a "Secret Resource" to Speed Up Your Aeromedical Certification

    Nov 21, 202517 min

    Send us Fan Mail As the holiday season approaches, one gift to pilots is the AME Guide available from the FAA on line as an insider resource to aviators preparing for their flight physicals. Think of preparation for a...

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    Seeing Through Glaucoma

    Nov 14, 202515 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we review glaucoma, one of the most common causes of visual acuity loss in older adults and gradually affects visual field of pilots if not detected early. That early detection is a key...

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    Certification After Sudden Cardiac Death Episodes or with Brugada Pattern on ECG

    Nov 7, 202520 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we access a world expert on complex cardiac arrhythmias that can result in sudden cardiac death. Can a pilot resuscitated on the flight deck or in the field actually get back to flight...

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    Wheeze Bad -- A Short Primer on Certification with Respiratory Issues

    Oct 31, 202523 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we interview Dr. Wigdan Farah, a pulmonologist in Mayo Clinic's Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine to discuss several respiratory conditions seen commonly in pilots seeking...

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    Legal Beagles - Aeromedical Certification from the Perspective of an Aviation Attorney

    Oct 17, 202523 min

    Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we ask a few questions of an aviation attorney as it pertains to aeromedical certification. How worried do pilots need to be about falsification on on a medical application -- intended...

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