Why do pilots need a medical

I think the "loigical" reason for non-commercial medicals is to protect
third parties (i. e. those on the ground) from our actions. What's
missed though is how rarely ground injuries or deaths are occuring from
single engine aircraft crashes. How many were there last year?

I think the need for medicals should be related to the amount of fuel
on board.

An alternative is I think the pilot community should demand biennial
medicals for all drivers licenses. Particularily given the number of
third party casualties involved. After all who can be against safety?

"nrp" wrote:
What's missed though is how rarely ground injuries or deaths
are occuring from single engine aircraft crashes. How many
were there last year?

Zero. Same as 2001-2003, and I believe I did the query correctly
on the downloaded NTSB database.

Fred F.

"TaxSrv"
What's missed though is how rarely ground injuries or deaths
are occuring from single engine aircraft crashes. How many
were there last year?
Zero. Same as 2001-2003, and I believe I did the query correctly
on the downloaded NTSB database.


That just proves the current medical system is working.

; )


Dallas

nrp wrote:

I think the need for medicals should be related to the amount of fuel
on board.

To a certain extent, the government agrees with you. The other factor they
consider to be important is the combination of weight and speed.

George Patterson
If a tank is out of ammunition, what you have is a sixty ton portable
radio.