Record-setting young pilot dies at 26

Darkwing wrote:
"Dan" wrote in message ...
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on medication OR not tell anyone so you can keep flying, yet still be
depressed.

This logic is flawed, because it assumes:
1) that the person has no options then to continue flying depressed,

What options do they have? If they admit depression either by taking
anti-depressants or by going to therapy their certificate is gone.

2) that antidepressants are mere "un-depressors" and therefore
relatively benign.

....

evere lack of interest in
consequences.

So "flying while depressed" or "hiding it" is illegal and stupid.

and the only way to make a living ...

Masking these symptoms with antidepressants is not the long term
answer for pilots or non-pilots. Psychiatrists expect these drugs to
be used to help people through the depression until they are able to
work through the causations rationally.

Just because "lots of people" are popping these pills and "are ok"
does not warrant a change to the cautious approach of the CFRs.


Dan Mc




Well I guess we will have to agree to disagree.

All you manage to do when you stereotype this stuff is push it farther
underground and stop people from getting help.