Day 3 - Onsite participation
Thursday October 1st , 2026 (group 1)
Key topics: aviation medicine, Neurology/Psychiatry, Hypoxia
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:30 Course Intro and Houskeeping Drekonja/Bittermann ½
09:30 - 11:00 The transition from C2 to C1 and C3 assessments and associated risk assessment considerations Drekonja 1 ½
11:00 - 12:00 Hypoxia and Rapid Decompression Training - Barochamber test parameters - Practical experiences from military testing - Pflug 1
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 😊
13:00 - 16:00 Human factors in aviation - Brunhofer 3 - on line
16:00 - 19:00 Neurology/Psychiatry
(i) Brief review of basics (neurological and psychiatric examination)
(ii) Alcohol and other psychoactive substance(s) use/abuse
(iii) Class 1 requirements
(iv) Clinical cases - Leitner/Drekonja 3
Total credited advanced training hrs: 9
Cumulative hrs: 29
Day 4 - Onsite
Friday October 2nd, 2026 (group 1)
Key topics: visual system, human factors in the cockpit and in the cabin, color vision
09:00 - 11:00 Visual system and color vision - Vidic/Drekonja/Bittermann - 2
11:00 - 12:00 Clinical cases Bittermann/Drekonja 1
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 😊
13:00 - 16:00 Cardiology Case Reports - D. Weidenauer 3
16:00 - 18:00 Current concepts and advances in Color Vision Reqs. - Rigmor Baraas 2
Total credited basic training hrs: 8
Cumulative hrs: 37
Day 5 - EAA Flight Training
Saturday October 3rd , 2026 (group 1)
Topics: Human information processing, system design, Flight experience
09:00 - 12:00 Flying Bulls Aviation Experience
13:00 - 14:00 Commercial International Flight Operations
Fixed Wing - Airline. Impact on circadian rhythm, social planning, family commitments, mid to long term planning. How a family of two married pilots navigate the challenges while "living the dream" - Cpt. Andrew and Cpt. Katrina Mittelstadt 1
14:00 - 18:00 Simulator Flight Experience Part 1
14:00 - 18:00 Hypoxia Chamber Experience
Total credited basic training hrs: 8
Cumulative hrs: 45
Day 6 - Onsite
Sunday, October 4th, 2026 (group 1)
Key topics: Avi physiology/Recognition of hypoxia/Survival/ATCO operations
09:00 - 11:00 Mental Health Avi Psychology Czihak 2
11:00 - 11:30 ATCO Approach and Tower Operations - C. PAUL or ATC Salzburg Staff
- Briefing of ATCO facility tour
11:30 - 12:00 Hypoxia Awareness Training Briefing - Köberl
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 😊
13:00 - 14:00 ATC TWR and RDR Tour Group 1
14:00 - 15:00 ATC TWR and RDR Tour Group 2
13:00 - 18:00 Simulator Flight Experience Part Groups 1-3
13:00 - 18:00 Hypoxia Chamber Experience Groups 1-2
Total credited basic training hrs: 8
Cumulative hrs: 53
Day 7 - Onsite
Monday, October 5th, 2026 (group 1)
Key topics: Case Reports/EMPIC/EAMR/Airline Work Environment
09:00 - 11:00 Participant's Case Reports and Discussions -Bittermann
11:00 - 12:00 EMPIC, Data Archiving, Referrals to other CAAs - Drekonja
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 😊
13:00 - 14:00 Case reports and EAMR - Bittermann
14:00 - 16:00 Resiliency and adaptation to current events in the airline industry - Capdevila
Cumulative hrs: 61
Day 8 - Onsite
Tuesday, October 6th, 2026 (group 1
Key topics: mental health/avi psychology/Peer support
09:00 - 11:00 Tropical medicine - Lechner 2
11:00 - 13:00 Course comprehensive review - Drekonja 2
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 😊
14:00 - 16:00 Assessment of Aeromedical Competency - 2
Multip. Choice Test AeMCS/ASAM
17:00- 18:00 Crew Debriefing Drekonja 1
Ärztinnen und Ärzte
Überregional
Dr. Thomas Drekonja BA, Franz Brunhofer, Franz Pflug, Dr. HELMUT LEITNER, Dr. DAVID WEIDENAUER, Ass.-Prof. Dr. BERTRAM VIDIC, Dr. Philipp Bittermann, Dr. Thomas Drekonja BA, Prof Rigmor Baraas, Dr. Thomas Drekonja BA, Flying Bulls, Dr Ulrich Köberl, EAA Flight school, Mag Christian Czihak, Judith Schwarz, Dr Ulrich Köberl, EAA Flight school, Cpt Gabriel Capdevilla, Dr. Philipp Bittermann, Dr. Thomas Drekonja BA, Dr. Thomas Drekonja, Dr. Philipp Bittermann, Dr. ARNO MICHAEL LECHNER