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**Mxsmanic**

writes:

In what respect?

In almost every respect. One need only look at the numbers for sudden
incapacitation among automobile drivers to see that it's a very minor risk,
even with no physical.

What standards are too restrictive and what should the standards be?

All the standards that attempt to weed out persons at higher risk of
incapacitation: restrictions on diabetes and epilepsy, hypertension, cancer,
kidney disease, headaches, allergies, and a long list of other conditions.
The physical should concentrate on the ability to fly an aircraft right now,
and not attempt to guess which people will or might be suddenly incapacitated
by some medical condition.