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purpose of RDRS is to provide pilots with distance-to-go information to the
extremity of the runway, to enhance situational awareness and enable pilots to
decide whether to commence a go-around and to apply braking action for more
efficient roll-out and runway exit speeds.
Last updated: 23 January 2026
Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18 17
As well as concentrating on emerging risks, we have taken a risk-based
approach to make changes that are proportionate and we have, for example,
enabled pilots with medical conditions to keep flying, most recently in our
ground-breaking work on insulin-treated diabetes.
Last updated: 18 July 2018
Such a limitation is normally only possible for private pilots, as commercial airline
pilots almost invariably have to work at night.
Last updated: 14 August 2006
Long-haul pilots often wear their lenses for 12 hours or more.
Last updated: 01 June 2001
Study on the travel needs of the ageing population at Heathrow
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3.2 Age-related conditions
3.2.1 Beyond the age of 60, non-communicable diseases such as stroke,
heart disease, diabetes, asthma, cancer and dementia become
much more prevalent.
Last updated: 02 September 2022
Since changes in chromatic sensitivity
are often indicative of early-stage systemic (e.g. diabetes) or ocular diseases (e.g.
Last updated: 19 October 2016
However, these reductions are negligible, and effects are much
smaller than influences from other factors outside the scope of this study (e.g. congenital heart
defects, diabetes and smoking)
Last updated: 04 November 2018
We have previously established an
assessment protocol for insulin treated diabetes and this
enabled us to issue certificates to pilots with heightened levels of
oversight, while gathering data to demonstrate the safety of the
system.
Last updated: 23 July 2025
This
built on similar previous changes to support pilots with diabetes.
Last updated: 17 July 2023
This
built on similar previous changes to support pilots with diabetes.
Last updated: 24 July 2023
