AOPA Petitions FAA to Ease Medical Restrictions

("De Loon, De Loon wrote)
If this proposal to change the rules makes it to the Federal Register, I
know many people who will comment, opposing it on the grounds of "public
interest."


3rd Class Medicals are not doing the taxpayers any service. As taxpayers,
let's trade them in for a DOT level drug test once per year. Now small
airplane pilots will be on a par with school bus ...pilots.


Montblack

As taxpayers, let's trade them in for a DOT level drug test once per year.

I don't see why I should have to prove my innocence.

Jose
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("Jose" wrote)
I don't see why I should have to prove my innocence.


As opposed to proving your fitnessness?


Montblack

I don't see why I should have to prove my innocence.

As opposed to proving your fitnessness?

"fitnessness"?

I don't see why I should have to prove my fitness either. I've already
proven my fitness by passing a flight review. I will be proving my
fitness again by passing another flight review. I participate in Wings,
which while it doesn't =prove= my fitness, it tends to make me more fit.

Papers please.

Jose
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Montblack wrote:
("De Loon, De Loon wrote)
If this proposal to change the rules makes it to the Federal Register,
I know many people who will comment, opposing it on the grounds of
"public interest."


3rd Class Medicals are not doing the taxpayers any service. As
taxpayers, let's trade them in for a DOT level drug test once per year.
Now small airplane pilots will be on a par with school bus ...pilots.

Does anyone have the numbers on glider and balloon pilots? How many
fatalities have been caused by them having medical issues while flying?
Then compare that with airplane and helo pilots.

About 10 years ago I seem to remember someone saying that the glider
pilots were safer than airplane pilots even though the former is
self-certifying in the medical area.