a writes:

Interesting take, and may have some truth, but in that the government
is the certifying authority there is an obligation on its part to
unleash on the rest of us people capable of performing the tasks they
are certified as capable.

Current medical standards are excessively strict, more suited to 1960s
astronauts than to modern-day pilots. In reality, pilot incapacitation for
medical reasons is virtually unknown.

And before you say that's because the sick pilots are weeded out by strict
medicals, consider the fact that medical incapacitation is also virtually
unknown among automobile drivers. It's pretty unusual for someone to become
incapacitated at the wheel of an automobile, even among drivers who are in
questionable health.