Medical reasons for unfitness to fly

In military aviation fighter pilots are exposed during their operational missions to a maximum number of aeronautical constraints such as altitude hypoxia GZ+ acceleration barotrauma and sensory illusions in flight where the slightest physical physiological and/or psychological deficiency can threaten flight safety or even the pilot's life. Hence the importance of a pre-flight medical check-up especially as a preventive measure.The aim of our study was to determine the main medical causes of unfitness for military flying. It is the first study of its kind in Tunisia.