"Casey Wilson" wrote in message
news:sZRYc.7084$6q.5186@trnddc06...

We've kicked this horse a lot.
You are going to get a range of responses from yes to no. The way I
look at it, if you have a physical condition that would flunk getting a
third class medical certificate, then you should NOT be flying.
The most specious argument against my statement goes something like:
"Well, I(you/he/she/it) may be taking a disqualifying medication, but
otherwise...."
Dang it, if you are taking a medication (let's say an antihistamine)
that can degrade your skills, abilities, functions, congnition, etc., then
you damn well shouldn't be taking the risk. Or for that matter, putting
the
rest of the pilots and people in the area at risk.

Not all disqualifying physical conditions degrade skills etc. For example,
people recovering from cancer are disqualified, but (excepting any
required medication) this doesn't affect their ability to fly.

Everything is about balancing risk. While I'd not be particularly happy
to see a sports pilot chugging through class B airspace over a large
city, what's the harm in allowing an old duffer who still has a gleam in
his eye the pleasure of spending a lazy Sunday punching holes in the
sky over the fields?

If that isn't the answer you wanted, I don't apologize.

I'm 68 years old and just recently passed my physical. If I didn't
take
a wad of (FAA acceptable) pills every day, I would not have passed.

Live and let live eh? Remember, even fighting fit 68-year-olds are a
statistical danger to other pilots and innocents on the ground. You should
be thankful the FAA doesn't set the bar so high that even you can't cross
it.