Aeromedical Center, Dübendorf

Fliegerärztliches Institut (FAI)
Main Entrance of the Aeromedical Center (AMC)
Active	1922–present
Country	Switzerland
Branch	Swiss Air Force
Type	Military medical installations
Role	Aviation Medicine
Size	35
Nickname(s)	FAI
Commanders
Current commander	Dr. Kunz Andres
Insignia
Identification symbol	[2]

The Aeromedical Center (German: Fliegerärztliche Institut (FAI); French: Institut de médecine aéronautique (IMA); Italian: Istituto di medicina aeronautica (IMA)) of the Swiss Air Force is a center for medical and psychological assessments of men and women in the areas of military and civil aviation. It is located in Dübendorf, Switzerland, near the operational headquarters of the air force.

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 Skyguide. 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 Alpnach. The F/A-18 pilot Stefan Jäger of the Fliegerstaffel 11 also died.

External links

• Aeromedical Center (AMC)
• Plan
• SkyTalk: Interview mit Philip Noser, Chef Flugpsychologie im FAI (German)