dr. fred tilton is faa's federal air surgeon. bob winger presentation there will be ample time for questions, and i encourage you to engage dr. tilton and dr. snyder, some major way to the microphones with your questions. dr. snyder is the president and ceo of the aviation medical advisory service. we often refer to it as a mass. alpa and ms have a critical ongoing relationship that started in the late '60s. every airline pilot must pass a regular medical examinations to determine his general health and fitness for duty. amas assistance is invaluable, not only in helping pilots maintain their medical certificate, but in helping pilots regained their medical certificate with the least amount of hassle and the reasonable amount of time, if it were ever to be denied. they also provide proactive information and assistance that ensures pilots maintain the best possible health throughout their airline career. dr. snyder, i'd like for you to talk about the scope of your operations over there and how amas supports alpa. >> thank you very

dr. fred tilton, the federal air surgeon, speaking with us today. after graduating from the air force academy -- i'm sorry, from west point. i'm an air force guy, so -- [laughter] he did come to the bright side and join the air force. [laughter] and had 4,000 hours as a command pilot and a senior flight surgeon in a host of aircraft including the b-47, c-141, trainers, t-37, t-38, transport aircraft with the c-12 and in his last assignment in the f-5. f-15. he's a graduate of the university of new mexico and has his master's of public health from the university of texas. after retiring from the air force, he had a career as regional medical director for boeing aircraft corporation, then became their corporate flight department. he took his initial position with the faa in 2000 as the deputy federal air surgeon, and since 2006 he's been the federal air surgeon, and currently he flies the citation xl for the faa. dr. tilton is a friend, a colleague, and he is a pilot's doctor who a doctor's pilot. he understands aviation, he's an advocate for the pilo

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