James E PalenJames E. Palen M.D. is a certified flight instrument instructor with an airline transport pilot certificate and has been an FAA Aviation Medical Examiner since the mid-1970s. Additionally, he practices family medicine and aerospace medicine with his ldest son. He served in the United States Air Force as a colonel and chief flight surgeon. A grandfather and great-grandfather, he lives with his wife, Shirley. Read More Read Less