On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:33:38 -0800, Mxsmanic wrote
(in article ):

C J Campbell writes:

Nonsense. You are not allowed to fly if you suffer from depression. The FAA
takes the position that if your depression is bad enough to require
medication then it is bad enough to keep you from flying. But if your
depression is that bad and you fly anyway without taking any medications
then
the FAA would still consider you medically unfit.

What if failing your medical and losing the ability to fly causes you
to lapse into depression?



The FAA does not care, obviously, if it causes depression. It is, in fact,
their job goal. Their motto is "We're not happy until you're not happy."

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