Richard Greve v. Civil Aeronautics Board

Petitioner seeks review of a Civil Aeronautics Board order which affirmed an emergency order of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, revoking his second class airman medical certificate. The revocation was based upon petitioner’s medical disqualification under the Federal Aviation Regulations, §§ 67.15(f) (2) (i) and 67.17(f) (2) (i), in that petitioner had recurrent episodes of paroxysmal arrhythmia (auricular fibrillation), a disorder of the heart, which in the Administrator’s judgment rendered him unable safely to exercise the privileges of his airman’s certificate.

On August 20, 1964, petitioner was issued a second class medical certificate pursuant to § 67.15 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. This section lists standards which must be met by the airman to qualify for a second class medical certificate. The list includes standards of visual and aural acuity and sets forth certain medical conditions which are disqualifying. The regulation concludes with a section which covers general medical conditions, as follows:

"“(f) General medical condition:

On March 18, 1965, the Administrator Issued an emergency order, revoking that medical certificate on the grounds…