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Old March 28th 07, 03:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Andrew Sarangan
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Default Aviation Medical "Fraud"

What would be more relevant is any correlation between these
individuals and accidents.


On Mar 27, 6:44 pm, Jim Stewart wrote:
Larry Dighera wrote:
How is it that airmen are able to hide their medical conditions from
the licensed medical doctor examining them, but not from Congress?


The article says, but I guess you'd like
someone to write you an executive summary (:

They compared SSN disability recipents with
pilot's licenses. A few naughty individuals
had disabilities that would prevent them from
truthfully obtaining a valid medical, yet they
had one.





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AVwebALERT News Alert -- March 27, 2007
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http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/11/840-full.htm


House Committee Probes Aviation Medical "Fraud" (http://www.avweb.com)
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James L.
Oberstar, D-Minn., today released a committee oversight report that
identifies widespread fraud among pilots who hide serious medical
conditions from examining physicians to retain medical certification
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Old March 28th 07, 04:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Gig 601XL Builder
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Default Aviation Medical "Fraud"

And if you read the longer version I posted in response to Larry's post you
will see that there is.


Andrew Sarangan wrote:
What would be more relevant is any correlation between these
individuals and accidents.


On Mar 27, 6:44 pm, Jim Stewart wrote:
Larry Dighera wrote:
How is it that airmen are able to hide their medical conditions from
the licensed medical doctor examining them, but not from Congress?


The article says, but I guess you'd like
someone to write you an executive summary (:

They compared SSN disability recipents with
pilot's licenses. A few naughty individuals
had disabilities that would prevent them from
truthfully obtaining a valid medical, yet they
had one.





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AVwebALERT News Alert -- March 27, 2007
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http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/11/840-full.htm


House Committee Probes Aviation Medical "Fraud"
(http://www.avweb.com) House Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee Chairman James L. Oberstar, D-Minn., today released a
committee oversight report that identifies widespread fraud among
pilots who hide serious medical conditions from examining
physicians to retain medical certification for their FAA pilot
licenses.- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -



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Old March 29th 07, 02:17 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Peter Dohm
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Default Aviation Medical "Fraud"

What would be more relevant is any correlation between these
individuals and accidents.


And if you read the longer version I posted in response to Larry's post

you
will see that there is.


I read it and saw that no real correlation was documented.



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Old March 31st 07, 11:25 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Neil Gould
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Default Aviation Medical "Fraud"

Recently, Gig 601XL Builder wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net posted:

Andrew Sarangan wrote:
What would be more relevant is any correlation between these
individuals and accidents.

And if you read the longer version I posted in response to Larry's
post you will see that there is.

I read it and saw only inuendo and implications unsupported by correlated
data.

Neil


 




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