Bad medical examiner postcript

Chris Ehlbeck wrote:

I think he had mentioned he wanted to get the medical first, just to make
sure all was OK.

Ahhh, I missed that point. Thanks.

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Peter

Peter R. wrote:
Chris Ehlbeck wrote:

I think he had mentioned he wanted to get the medical first, just to make
sure all was OK.

Ahhh, I missed that point. Thanks.

--
Peter

I think the medical requirements for pilots are absolutely rediculous!!
I can see regualtion for commercial pilots but GA pilots should be
left alone. I am in the auto ins biz and you should see the people
they let drive. I have clients with seizure disorders, are 90 years
old, and others that have a 2 page driving record. You can do just as
much damage with a car as you can with a Cessna. When are the
bureaucrats going to wake up! I guess if they didn't have all these
regulations to oversee, they wouldn't have a job!

One final thought: I have a friend who is a retired 747 captain and he
lost his medical due to a heart attack. It took him 2 years to get it
back. He finally got it back becuase he contacted his senator in
Washington at my suggestion. After he contacted his senator, he had
his medical back in 2 weeks! It is amazing how these guys can cut
through the red tape. Good luck.

Milehiguy wrote:

I think the medical requirements for pilots are absolutely rediculous!!
snip

Are you familiar with the sport pilot certificate? A valid driver's
license takes the place of the medical.


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Peter

On 18 Dec 2005 10:53:10 -0800, "Milehiguy" wrote
in .com::

I think the medical requirements for pilots are absolutely rediculous!!

If you were charged with the responsibility to certify pilots, what
would you think were reasonable medical requirements to carry
passengers and fly over the heads of the public?

I can see regualtion for commercial pilots but GA pilots should be
left alone. I am in the auto ins biz and you should see the people
they let drive.

I hope you're not suggesting that airmen should be held to those lax
standards.

I have clients with seizure disorders, are 90 years
old, and others that have a 2 page driving record.

I don't see age alone as disqualifying for airmen, but permitting
people to share the road/sky who have demonstrated loss of faculties
is ridiculous.

The difference, the way I see it, between driving and flying is that
one makes a conscious choice to operate in the hazardous environment
on the highway, while those who have made no such choice are subject
to aircraft operating overhead.

You can do just as much damage with a car as you can with a Cessna.

However, automobile damage is largely confined to the highways.

When are the bureaucrats going to wake up! I guess if they didn't
have all these regulations to oversee, they wouldn't have a job!

Well, there's always that, but I think it's mostly a matter of their
shouldering the responsibility with which they've been tasked.

Unfortunately, you cannot fly under the sport pilot regs with just a
driver's license if you have been denied a medical.

Thanks, everybody, for the encouragement and advice. I have contacted
AOPA, and they thought I was caught up in regulations that aren't
relevant to someone like me. It was AOPA who suggested the letter from
my doctor. I will contact the Regional Flight Surgeon Monday.

Wiz

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message ...
On 18 Dec 2005 10:53:10 -0800, "Milehiguy" wrote
in .com::

I think the medical requirements for pilots are absolutely rediculous!!

If you were charged with the responsibility to certify pilots, what
would you think were reasonable medical requirements to carry
passengers and fly over the heads of the public?

I can see regualtion for commercial pilots but GA pilots should be
left alone. I am in the auto ins biz and you should see the people
they let drive.

I hope you're not suggesting that airmen should be held to those lax
standards.

I have clients with seizure disorders, are 90 years
old, and others that have a 2 page driving record.

I don't see age alone as disqualifying for airmen, but permitting
people to share the road/sky who have demonstrated loss of faculties
is ridiculous.

The difference, the way I see it, between driving and flying is that
one makes a conscious choice to operate in the hazardous environment
on the highway, while those who have made no such choice are subject
to aircraft operating overhead.

You can do just as much damage with a car as you can with a Cessna.

However, automobile damage is largely confined to the highways.



How many deaths have been caused by small, light, GA planes crashing in to unknowing groundlings?

I respectfully, disagree. How many times have we seen (on TV or in person)
cars drive through store fronts, homes, over pedestrians on sidewalks,
etc.... To me, it seems like I'm seeing it frequently.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On 18 Dec 2005 10:53:10 -0800, "Milehiguy" wrote
in .com::
The difference, the way I see it, between driving and flying is that
one makes a conscious choice to operate in the hazardous environment
on the highway, while those who have made no such choice are subject
to aircraft operating overhead.

However, automobile damage is largely confined to the highways.

"newsgroups.comcast.net" wrote in message
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I respectfully, disagree. How many times have we seen (on TV or in person)
cars drive through store fronts, homes, over pedestrians on sidewalks,
etc.... To me, it seems like I'm seeing it frequently.

So if you see it, you need to have more information.

How many of these incident's drivers had other previous incidents of the
type?

Those are the only ones who stricter medicals would catch. Even then, even
a class 1 medical that the ATP's have to give, allow them back into the
cockpit after heart attacks, ect. If that is the case, why could stricter
medicals help prevent out of control occurrences?
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Jim in NC

..Blueskies. wrote:

How many deaths have been caused by small, light, GA planes crashing in to unknowing groundlings?

How many have been prevented by the diligence and foresight of the fine medical
staff at Oklahoma City?

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.