TaxSrv wrote:


Oh, my... Private pilots (the majority) are not commercial pilots.
And NTSB statistics do not support a safety hazard to the general
public when medical problems cause an accident. Once in a blue
moon, a generally solo accident occurs, like heart failure.
Happens in cars to people, and occasionally they hit pedestrians or
head-on another vehicle.

If you hate recreational aviation so much, wouldn't it be more fun
to find a sympathetic newsgroup? Preach to the choir.

I don't know about other states, but I can tell you in my state,
random drug tests never occur. As a matter of fact, it's unlikely
that anything happens to a CDL driver who lacks a medical card.
Twice while sitting around in traffic court (In Virginia to add
insult to injury, if you are involved in an accident and the cops
cite the other driver, you have to go to court as a subpeonaed
witness) I saw (two different judges) judges routinely dismiss
the "lack of medical card" citations.