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![]() The age of the aircraft in the GA field worries me more than that of the pilots... -- A host is a host from coast to & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433 |
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On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:48:11 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote: The age of the aircraft in the GA field worries me more than that of the pilots... age is nothing but a number. fatigue is the worry and it usually arrives numberless (randomly) Stealth Pilot |
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Howard Jones aka "Stealth Pilot" wrote in
message ... | On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:48:11 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher | wrote: | | | | The age of the aircraft in the GA field worries me more than | that of the pilots... | | age is nothing but a number. | | fatigue is the worry and it usually arrives numberless (randomly) | | Stealth Pilot Sounds like the voice of experience, Howard. That's what happens when guys like you get over the hill. |
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Gezellig wrote:
Recently a 72 yo went blind in flight (stroke?) and safely landed in the drink in FL. Several comments were that age should be considered in keeping your PPL. I can see this makes sense /but/ it would prolly be illegal. Too old? If so, at what age do you place the cutoff? I place the cutoff at 5 years older than me.... |
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![]() "Mike Spera" wrote in message ... Gezellig wrote: Recently a 72 yo went blind in flight (stroke?) and safely landed in the drink in FL. Several comments were that age should be considered in keeping your PPL. I can see this makes sense /but/ it would prolly be illegal. Too old? If so, at what age do you place the cutoff? I place the cutoff at 5 years older than me.... I agree; therefore, the cut-off age becomes a "moving target." Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com/ |
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On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:29:39 -0400, Dudley Henriques
wrote: Gezellig wrote: On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:44:51 -0400, Dudley Henriques wrote: I would have no problem with medicals requiring a shorter active period based on a proactive projection of accident stats vs health issues within a specific age bracket graduated after say a beginning point of 40. In other words, the older you get and/or when you enter into an age bracket where stats put you at a higher risk factor, the period of your medical shortens accordingly. This makes sense especially if the quality of the medical is increased accordingly. The rub in all this, even in my own projection, is that it assumes that sooner or later a pilot will reach a "no further medicals allowed" point where a mandatory retirement is indicated. Disagree. If you can pass a sophisticated and comprehensive medical, there should be no approach points. Pass = fly regardless of age. Make sure we're on the same page with the above. I might not have stated this as accurately as I should have, What I'm saying doesn't conflict with the Pass= fly regardless of age. It simply RECOGNIZES that at a certain point while following the "plan", a pilot WILL reach a specific point in time where the medical can no longer be passed. In other words, Fail= no longer fly. What I'm saying is simply that even my "plan" so to speak, ends up with basically what we have now :-)) You fly until you can't pass the physical then no more. The same issue remains. The "rub" is that no matter what is done, the end of the road seems unchanged. There can very well be a point where the pilot passes the physical at some ripe old Of 30 or so. Yes the odds of a medical condition do go up with age, but life style (exercise and diet) play a major part now day. Probably most of us know people *appeared* to be in good health that had heart attacks in their 30's and 40's. But statistically speaking when age AND lifestyle are taken into account the results are pretty accurate. The main anomaly being genetic disorders. Another is strokes. They have been though to be age related, but I found they happen to about 1% of the Caucasian population as a TIA prior to adult hood. To some races that is as high as 10% and they appear to be pretty well distributed across ages up through some where between 50 and 60. Even after that most tend to be related to high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol with plaque buildup in the arteries. OTOH there are exceptions even to that. age, then has that heart attack in the air during the periods between physicals. This is the basis for what I have envisioned as a "plan" to shorten the period between physicals as a pilot ages. Considering present regulations, the engine to implement such a plan would be extremely difficult to design and push through the required legislation. Can't argue with this, don't have the expertise. You're doing well :-)) Roger (K8RI) ARRL Life Member N833R (World's oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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