About Top Flight Surgeons

Who We Are

Top Flight Surgeons is an independent directory that helps pilots find Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs) and aviation-friendly physicians. We are operated by YY MICRO, LLC. We are not a medical provider. We are not affiliated with the FAA.

We currently list AMEs and aviation-friendly physicians in 10 states: California, Texas, Florida, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, New York, Illinois, and North Carolina.

Why Pilots Need a Better Way

Finding an AME should be simple. In practice, it is not. Pilot forums are full of mixed reviews. Search results mix real AME offices with coroner offices, county medical examiner offices, travel clinics, and other places that do not do pilot medicals. The names are close, and the confusion is real.

We built this site to fix that. We start with public Google Maps data, including ratings and review counts. Then we add signals that matter for pilots: how often a practice shows up across 5 different local searches, whether it appears in the Google local pack, whether it has a website and phone number, whether its Google profile is claimed, and how far it sits from the city center.

We filter out coroner and county medical examiner offices, government offices, travel clinics, and any office with a Google rating under 3.0. We also smooth ratings so a practice with a few reviews does not outrank one with many. Our data was refreshed in November 2026.

How We Make Money

The ranked list is organic. No one can pay to move up in it.

We do sell sponsored listings. The price is $99 per month or $990 per year, which gives you two months free. These are early-stage founding rates. Payment is handled through Stripe. Every sponsored listing is labeled "Sponsored" and appears in a featured slot. Payment never changes the order of the organic list.

We also offer a pilot lead form. Pilots can share their name, email, phone (optional), state, city, medical class needed, and a note. With the pilot's consent, we share the request with AMEs in that area, including sponsors, so an office can reply. We do not sell personal data.

What We Do Not Do

We do not give medical or legal advice. Nothing on this site is a substitute for talking to a doctor or the FAA. Always confirm an AME's status with the FAA Designee Locator before you book.

We do not use advertising cookies or third-party ad trackers. Form submissions are stored on Cloudflare infrastructure. We never see full card numbers.

Found an error? Email tower@topflightsurgeons.com. We review and fix errors, usually within 5 business days. For advertising, contact advertise@topflightsurgeons.com.